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"We parted when the Autumn passed, when hollow winds were sadly sighing": P.406-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"We parted when the Autumn passed, when hollow winds were sadly sighing"

Maker(s)

Designer: Edwards, Mary Ellen
Printmaker: Linton, William James

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1865

Note

Cut from the Quiver

Letterpress on verso

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 164 mm Width 120 mm
Sheet Height 252 mm Width 161 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: MEE
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: LINTON
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "We parted when the Autumn passed, / when hollow winds were sadly sighing."- p.170
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.406-1991
Primary reference Number: 20084
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) ""We parted when the Autumn passed, when hollow winds were sadly sighing"" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/20084 Accessed: 2024-11-23 10:01:00

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/20084 |title="We parted when the Autumn passed, when hollow winds were sadly sighing" |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-23 10:01:00|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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