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invitation
Object Type
print
invitation
Museum number
C,2.386-387
Description
Two invitations to 'the Gentlemen Bird-fanciers'; surrounding images of bird fanciers with birds and nets, setting up various activities to release and catch them; each invitation a reverse of the other. Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
British
Production date
1796
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
164 millimetres
Width:
190 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Kept with C,2.350-397 in original folder marked, 'Clubs &c'
Location
Not on display
Subjects
club
sport/pastime
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,2.386-387
Conservation
Sophia Banks Pilot Project
: 31 Dec 2017