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An old woman looking at advertisements: head of a letter: 1260

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

An old woman looking at advertisements: head of a letter

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Caldecott, Randolph

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 68 mm
Width: 109 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

Dating

Production date: AD 1879-10-23

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 23rd Oct. 1879
  • Type: Date
  • Text: (name of artist and part of title)
  • Location: Mount, verso

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1260
Primary reference Number: 9229
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 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) "An old woman looking at advertisements: head of a letter" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9229 Accessed: 2024-11-24 18:46:27

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9229 |title=An old woman looking at advertisements: head of a letter |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 18:46:27|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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