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Suggested layout for The House of Fame: 1079/110*

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Suggested layout for The House of Fame
Kelmscott Chaucer

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 323 mm Width 204 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Graphite on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: House of Fame / 1. Glass Temple / 2. Eagle / 3 Eagle go away with him / 4 mountain of names / 5 Fame in a coat of eyes & tongue / 6 Whirling House / 7 inside the house / perhaps the outside of the house of Fame.
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1079/110*
Primary reference Number: 86100
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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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Suggested layout for The House of Fame" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/86100 Accessed: 2024-05-29 13:31:16

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