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Title:
Visiting card of Lord Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam (1745-1816)
Object name(s):
printing matrix; printing plate
Brief description:
Small copper plate, engraved in sloping script: 'Lord Fitzwilliam'.
Collection:
Fitzwilliam Museum
Acquisition method:
unknown
Acquisition source:
Unknown
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
50
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
65
Material:
copper
Object name:
printing matrix; printing plate
Object number:
P.15138-R
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1776
Date - latest:
1776
Date - period:
18th Century
Object production note:
Engraved lettering of various medicaines on the verso indicates that this plate was cut from a larger one and re-used: 'the Cordial Cephalic Snuff / the Onnskirck medicine the / ___ essence of Peppermint / ---- Balsam large balsam that ---- / for Fevers - Dr James Powder for Fevers / Hills balsam of Honey Sr James Hills / Balsam of Honey Sr. John Hills Balsam / -- Salt of Lemons / --- Drops ...... Dr Grants Chymical Drops / Scots Pills Mr Inglish's Scots Pills / Pills Dr Hoopers Female Pills/ Essence of Pearls....'
Object production person:
Unknown
Person's association:
printmaker
Other number:
P.15138-R
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
317472
Other number type:
priref
Other number type:
uri
Responsible department/section:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
Style:
British
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/007e814f-62e4-39e1-8221-2d03b0883314

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/007e814f-62e4-39e1-8221-2d03b0883314, Fitzwilliam Museum, CC 0

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