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A. Gillette, the inventor of the safety razor

Drawing
1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil, crayon and watercolour drawing of A. Gillette, the inventor of the safety razor. Signed in pencil with moonogram, and stamped with date and page number.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA. Gillette, the inventor of the safety razor (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, crayon and watercolour drawing
Brief description
Drawing by Alan Cracknell depicting a portrait of A. Gillette, the inventor of the safety razor, an illustration for the Sunday Times Magazine. Great Britain, August 1970.
Physical description
Pencil, crayon and watercolour drawing of A. Gillette, the inventor of the safety razor. Signed in pencil with moonogram, and stamped with date and page number.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47cm
  • Width: 37.3cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Given by the Artist in 1972
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.674-1972

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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