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Dumb-Driven Cattle: P.1026-R.2

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dumb-Driven Cattle
Emblems Engraved on Wood by Eric Gill

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gill, Eric
Engraver: Pepler, Douglas
Publisher: St. Dominic's Press

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 264 mm
Width: 210 mm

Relative size of this object

21 m26.4 m What does this represent?

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Place(s) associated

  • Ditchling

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1955-06) by Raverat, Gwendolen

Dating

Production date: AD 1916

Note

Page 3 of Emblems Engraved on Wood by Eric Gill

Second state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of Japanese paper

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: EG
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1026-R.2
Primary reference Number: 2228
Physick: 36

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Dumb-Driven Cattle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2228 Accessed: 2023-06-10 09:59:44

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