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The Morning Call

Print
1853 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour print depicting a young chimney sweep, covered in soot, standing on a doorstep. Behind him is the door to the house, upon which he has left his sooty handprints. The door is numbered ‘11’ and has a brass plate marked ‘G. Baxter.’


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Morning Call (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Baxter print on paper
Brief description
Print by George Baxter, 'The Morning Call,' Baxter-process print, England, 1853
Physical description
Colour print depicting a young chimney sweep, covered in soot, standing on a doorstep. Behind him is the door to the house, upon which he has left his sooty handprints. The door is numbered ‘11’ and has a brass plate marked ‘G. Baxter.’
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.0625in
  • Width: 10.625in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Published Sepr 1st 1853, by G. Baxter, Proprietor and Patentee, London.' (Lettered on print)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
  • Lewis, C. T. Courtney. George Baxter (colour printer) his life and work: a manual for collectors. London: S. Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1908. cat. no. 360
Collection
Accession number
E.3071-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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