Boys with a Kite in a Tree

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Artist/Maker	Baxter, George (print-maker)
Place of origin	England (printed)

Baxter-process print depicting boys with a kite in a tree.

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Categories	Prints Illustration Books Children & Childhood
Object type	Print
Title	Boys with a Kite in a Tree (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Baxter print on paper Paper Baxter-Process Printing
Brief description	Print by George Baxter, 'Boys with a Kite in a Tree,' frontispiece to Tales of Truth by Mary Elliott, Baxter-process print, England, 1836
Physical description	Baxter-process print depicting boys with a kite in a tree.
Dimensions	Height: 2.875in Width: 2.875in Width: 4.75in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style	Victorian
Marks and inscriptions	'Tales of Truth [etc.]' (Lettered)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Object history	This print is the frontispiece to Tales of Truth by Mary Elliott.
Subjects depicted	Boys Kite
Literary reference	'Tales of Truth' by Mary Elliott
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. 28
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2731-1932

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O744280/boys-with-a-kite-in-print-baxter-george/

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