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Notes and a sketch of proposed costume: 1070(3).f.4

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Notes and a sketch of proposed costume
Notes

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by the artist's children, Sir Philip Burne-Jones and Mrs Margaret Mackail.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922-07) by Burne-Jones, Philip

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 140 mm Width 98 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Graphite on paper
Drawing (image-making)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 5 or 6 / Fame - incl coat of eyes & / tongues / wavy hair / sitting on a globe (ruby) / try pillars with cha on them / try it / at the Doors put crowds of people / Eolus with his horn / roses coming out / of trumpet
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 7 / the Whirling house - / Eagle on a stone ('here' (crossed out)) near / Chaucer looking at house
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1070(3).f.4
Primary reference Number: 82406
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 5 November 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 5 November 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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