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The Rope Ladder: P.1088-1974

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Titles

The Rope Ladder
The Bird Talisman

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1974-12) by Gurney, Sophie and Hambro, Elisabeth

Dating

Production date: AD 1939

Note

Illustration to The Bird Talisman, 1939.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 45 mm Width 69 mm
Sheet Height 72 mm Width 92 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 10
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1088-1974
Primary reference Number: 8316
Selborne/Newman: 530

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Rope Ladder" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8316 Accessed: 2024-04-19 17:47:46

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