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A Red, Red Rose: P.1903-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

A Red, Red Rose
The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Raverat, Gwendolen

Dating

Production date: AD 1932

Note

Illustration to "A Red, Red Rose", in The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children, 1932

Second state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 100 mm Width 67 mm
Image Height 76 mm Width 51 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 6
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: The red red rose
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title
  • Text: GR
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1903-R
Primary reference Number: 8762
Selborne/Newman: 266 II
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 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) "A Red, Red Rose" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8762 Accessed: 2024-03-29 01:00:46

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