The Fledgling Dove

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Artist/Maker	Joan Hassall (engraver)
Place of origin	Britain (engraved)

Image of a baby bird perched on a leafy branch. Design for a Christmas card for the Cambridge University Press, 1951. Proof. Signed in pencil Joan Hassall. Inscribed Baby Pigeon (state) to Estella Canziani.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	The Fledgling Dove (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Wood-engraving Printing Ink Wood-Engraving
Brief description	Small postcard featuring image of a pigeon. Wood-engraving proof by Joan Hassall. The Fledgling Dove, 1951. Design for a Christmas card for the Cam- bridge University Press, 1951. Signed and inscribed.
Physical description	Image of a baby bird perched on a leafy branch. Design for a Christmas card for the Cambridge University Press, 1951. Proof. Signed in pencil Joan Hassall. Inscribed Baby Pigeon (state) to Estella Canziani.
Dimensions	Height: 13.7cm Width: 9.6cm Taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 published by HMSO 1966.
Production type	Proof
Marks and inscriptions	'Joan Hassall.' (Signed in pencil) 'Baby Pigeon (state) to Estella Canziani.' (Inscribed)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Miss Estella Canziani
Object history	The published state of this engraving is Pl.152 of The Wood Engravings of Joan Hassall, London, 1960
Subjects depicted	Doves Pigeons Christmas Cards
Association	Cambridge University Press
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965. London: HMSO, 1966. Hassall, J. and Ruari McLean (intro). The Wood Engravings of Joan Hassall. London and New York: Oxford University Press, 1960. Published state of engraving, pl.152.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.901-1965

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O696535/the-fledgling-dove-print-joan-hassall/

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