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Cousin Phillis and her Book: P.1050-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cousin Phillis and her Book

Maker(s)

Designer: Du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson
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 1863-12

Note

Cut from the Cornhill, December 1863, illustration to Cousin Phillis, text by Mrs Gaskell, facing p. 688.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 163 mm Width 106 mm
Sheet Height 222 mm Width 138 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SWAIN
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: D.M.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1050-1991
Primary reference Number: 23251

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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