The Goose Girl
Watercolour
1880 (made)
1880 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Watercolour cartoon entitled 'The Goose Girl'. Signed and dated in Roman numerals by the artist, and inscribed with four lines of a poem by Grimm, from the series 'Household Stories'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Goose Girl (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour cartoon by Walter Crane entitled 'The Goose Girl'. Great Britain, 1880. |
| Physical description | Watercolour cartoon entitled 'The Goose Girl'. Signed and dated in Roman numerals by the artist, and inscribed with four lines of a poem by Grimm, from the series 'Household Stories'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | O wind, blow Conrad's hat away
And make him follow as it flies,
While I with my gold hair will play
And bind it up in seemly wise |
| Object history | From this design a piece of tapestry was woven in 1881 at the works of Messrs. Morris & Co. at Merton Abbey |
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| Accession number | 155-1898 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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