Inscription: a dictionary of English words translated into French: 3685.f.4

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 88 mm Width 114 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Pen and brown ink with graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

• Text: blanchisseuse washerwoman / ---- soap savon --- / water d'eau --- / towel serviette / warm chaude / cold froide / --- / breakfast de'jeuner / tea du thé / coffee du café / sugar du sucre / milk de lait --- / bread du pain --- /
• Location: Recto
• Method of creation: Brown ink

• Text: you arms thighs / my blank - ears throat / & shoulders slys - lack udg[?} / of the Back & belly darker / - Cross i am as the w[?]om / hd very light - hairs black / belly white back a little darker
• Location: Recto, centre of page
• Method of creation: Graphite

• Text: butter de la beurre / dinner -- dinêe / meat de la viande / beef de la boeuf / mutton de la mouton / veal de veau / fruit du fruit - du fruit - / potatoes pommes de terre / beans des féves / apples des pommes / pears des poires / brandy eau de vie -
• Location: Verso
• Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3685.f.4
Primary reference Number: 41723
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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