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Sketchbook: 3682

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Sketchbook

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Draughtsman: Harvey, William

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Description

Sketchbook with dark green tooled leather covers, containing 57 ff, and 1 end paper each at front and back. End papers and inside of cover boards marbled as are the edges of the leaves. Bottom of front cover has a loop for holding the metallic pencil originally supplied with the book (missing). Inside rear cover there is a marbled wallet for storing small slips of paper, etc. The corners of the leaves are rounded off.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1905) by James, Montague Rhodes, Dr

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Leaf Size Height 64 mm Width 102 mm
Cover Board Size Height 69 mm Width 104 mm

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: page used sideways: describes a route around the northern shore of Lake Geneva

  • Text: Geneva / Versoix / Coppet / Celigny / Nyon / Rolle / Morges / Ouchy Lausanne / Lutry / Cully / Vevey / Clarens Montreux / Villeneuve {12.30 / [?] {2
  • Location: Front end paper, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 14 / 8 / £102
  • Location: Front end paper, verso, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: [?]an 7 1/2 / ----- [?] 1/2 / Altorf [?]uellen to Lucerne / Schwytz . Zug. Zurich. Zurich by / rail to Rappershuyl / back by lake
  • Location: Front end paper, verso, bottom
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: etc., continues onto verso of f.57 giving Stamp Act Information

  • Text: T.J. & J. SMITH'S / METALLIC BOOKS
  • Location: Rear end paper, recto
  • Method of creation: Printed label

Inscription present: etc.

  • Text: T.J. & J SMITH'S / Improved Patent / IVORY SURFACE / METALLIC / MEMORANDUM BOOKS
  • Location: Rear end paper, verso
  • Method of creation: Printed label

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3682
Primary reference Number: 37352

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sketchbook" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/37352 Accessed: 2024-05-06 05:24:22

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