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visiting-card
Object Type
print
visiting-card
Museum number
C,1.673
Description
Folded sheet containing one visiting card of Mrs Dickson, wife of William Dickson, Bishop of Down and Connor; dated by Banks as 1789
Producer name
Print made by:
Seraphin Giovannini
School/style
Italian
Production date
1789
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
64 millimetres
(card size)
Width:
80 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The visiting cards still kept in original folder Visiting cards are associated with the people holding the title engraved on the card at time of handwritten date, unless otherwise stated here
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dorothea, Lady Banks
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Sarah Sophia Banks
Acquisition date
1818
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
C,1.673
Conservation
Sophia Banks Pilot Project
: 31 Mar 2019