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"Customs": 875a

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"Customs"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Keene, Charles Samuel

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917-05) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sight Size Height 154 mm Width 107 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink on paper, laid down in card mount

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: all writing reversed

  • Text: CUSTOM 110: / OFFICER / ANY SPERITS[sic] / 'BOUT YOU SIR?
  • Location: Speech bubble
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: monogram

  • Text: CK
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 875a
Primary reference Number: 20964

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 7 July 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) ""Customs"" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/20964 Accessed: 2024-04-27 01:07:54

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