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A pleasant Dinner: P.409-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A pleasant Dinner

Maker(s)

Designer: Edwards, Mary Ellen
Printmaker: Swain, Joseph

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 145 mm
Width: 228 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1868

Note

Cut from the Cornhill, 1868

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: MEE
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: SWAIN Sc
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: A pleasant Dinner
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.409-1991
Primary reference Number: 20098

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 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) "A pleasant Dinner" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/20098 Accessed: 2024-04-16 23:21:29

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