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"And this woman carried a baby under her cloak.": P.1239-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

"And this woman carried a baby under her cloak."
The Village in a panic

Maker(s)

Designer: Pinwell, George John
Printmaker: Thomas, William Luson

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 1868-04

Note

Cut from The Quiver, April 1868, illustration to The Village in a panic, p. 449.

Letterpress on verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 148 mm Width 117 mm
Sheet Height 186 mm Width 157 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: "And this woman carried a baby under her cloak." - p. 450.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: JGP
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: W. THOMAS Sc.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: (Drawn by G. J. PINWELL.)
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1239-1991
Primary reference Number: 25272
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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