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The mother / Etched thoughts of the Etching Club
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Object type
Museum number
1850,1214.26
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Title (object)
- The mother
Title (series)
- Etched thoughts of the Etching Club
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Description
A woman with a mobcap sitting in an armchair in profile to the left, holding a baby in her arms on the lap, the shatter of a window open behind her on the right, a jar on a table on the left; illustration to Basby's poem. 1844
Etching, printed on chine collé -
Producer name
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School/style
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Date
- 1844
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 127 millimetres
- Width: 81 millimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Content
Scratched below image with production detail: "CW C[ope] Etch Club", inscribed in lower margin in pencil with obejct and publication titles.
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Curator's comments
See 1852,1116.87 for comment.
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Location
Not on display (British XIXc Unmounted Roy)
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Subjects
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Associated names
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1850
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Department
Prints & Drawings
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Registration number
1850,1214.26
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