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Detail of a carving?: 1729*48

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Detail of a carving?

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Wardle, George Young

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Philip Webb

Measurements and weight

Height: 153 mm
Width: 123 mm

Relative size of this object

12.3 m15.3 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1934-12) by Walker, Dorothy

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of tracing paper ( brown, laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on brown tracing paper, laid down

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1729*48
Primary reference Number: 22420
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 11 January 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) "Detail of a carving?" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/22420 Accessed: 2023-06-09 05:01:03

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