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(Aconitum Napellus), Monkshood, or Wolfsbane (illustration for Poisonous Plants [p 25]): P.15046-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

(Aconitum Napellus), Monkshood, or Wolfsbane (illustration for Poisonous Plants [p 25])

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Nash, John Northcote

Entities

Categories

Description

Block to a book published by Frederick Etchells and Hugh Macdonald, printed at the Curwen Press.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1927

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 225 mm Width 164 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 55
  • Location: Sheet lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: (25)
  • Location: Sheet lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: MONKS HOOD
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15046-R
Primary reference Number: 226651
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 4 April 2019 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 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) "(Aconitum Napellus), Monkshood, or Wolfsbane (illustration for Poisonous Plants [p 25])" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/226651 Accessed: 2024-11-05 03:37:16

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/226651 |title=(Aconitum Napellus), Monkshood, or Wolfsbane (illustration for Poisonous Plants [p 25]) |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 03:37:16|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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