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The Merry Wives of Windsor

Print
ca. 1800 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print showing Act 2, Scene 1, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, ca. 1800


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Merry Wives of Windsor (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Print showing Act 2, Scene 1, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, ca. 1800
Physical description
Print showing Act 2, Scene 1, from The Merry Wives of Windsor,ca.1800. The print features a scene in which two women, Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, as shown standing in front of an ivy covered house they are each holding letters and comparing the content.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm (approximately) (Note: The measurements recorded are for the print itself rather than the dark sugar paper on which it is mounted.)
  • Width: 15cm (approximately)
Marks and inscriptions
'Mrs. Ford:"Why, this is the very same, the very hand, the very words" (Handwritten annotation in black ink at the base of the print.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Literary referenceMerry Wives of Windsor
Summary
Print showing Act 2, Scene 1, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, ca. 1800
Other number
Collection
Accession number
S.1321-2015

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Record createdAugust 5, 2015
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