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The May Queen

Print
1858 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A sheet of ten needle-box prints individually titled 'The May Queen,' 'The Greek Bride,' 'Sunset,' 'Affection,' 'The Albanian Lovers,' 'The Persian Lovers,' 'The Princess Royal,' 'View on the Rhine,' 'Prince Frederick William of Prussia,' and 'Rustic Felicity.'


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe May Queen (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Baxter print on paper
Brief description
Print by George Baxter, 'The May Queen,' set of needle-box prints, Baxter-process prints, England, 1858
Physical description
A sheet of ten needle-box prints individually titled 'The May Queen,' 'The Greek Bride,' 'Sunset,' 'Affection,' 'The Albanian Lovers,' 'The Persian Lovers,' 'The Princess Royal,' 'View on the Rhine,' 'Prince Frederick William of Prussia,' and 'Rustic Felicity.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.9375in
  • Width: 3.3125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Lettered with titles of subjects)
  • 'Baxter, Inventor & Patentee. 11 & 12, Northampton Square, London.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Object history
This sheet of prints was meant to be cut into individual prints to be used to decorate small boxes containing needles.
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. 144
Collection
Accession number
E.2807-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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