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Now I sate on a Hay-stack, and spake nothing for some Hours for I was to famish them from Words...: P.2035-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Now I sate on a Hay-stack, and spake nothing for some Hours for I was to famish them from Words...
Fox on the Haystack
George Fox's Journal

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Spence, Robert

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1912-07) by Spence, Robert

Note

Illustration to George Fox's Journal

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 306 mm Width 230 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: RS
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: Now I sate on a Hay-stack, and spake nothing for some Hours for I was to famish them from Words (...) George Fox his Journal.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: Robert Spence
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2035-R
Primary reference Number: 9625

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 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) "Now I sate on a Hay-stack, and spake nothing for some Hours for I was to famish them from Words..." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9625 Accessed: 2024-04-26 02:28:45

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