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The Birds' Greeting: P.1100-1974

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Titles

The Birds' Greeting
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 65 mm Width 46 mm
Sheet Height 96 mm Width 65 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 6
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1100-1974
Primary reference Number: 8361
Selborne/Newman: 540

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Birds' Greeting" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8361 Accessed: 2024-04-25 13:04:23

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8361 |title=The Birds' Greeting |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 13:04:23|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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