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"Two letters that crossed": P.798-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Two letters that crossed"

Maker(s)

Designer: Herkomer, Hubert von
Printmaker: Swain, Joseph

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: AD 1872

Note

Cut from Good Words, 1872, p. 34

Letterpress on verso

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 105 mm Width 159 mm
Sheet Height 133 mm Width 190 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: HH
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: SWAIN SC
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: "TWO LETTERS THAT CROSSED."
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Page 34.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.798-1991
Primary reference Number: 20941

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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