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The Baby's Bouquet
Crane, Walter R.W.S., born 1845 - died 1915 - Enlarge image
The Baby's Bouquet
- Object:
Design
- Place of origin:
England (made)
- Date:
1870s (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Crane, Walter R.W.S., born 1845 - died 1915 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pen and watercolour
- Museum number:
E.1406-1931
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 94, shelf B, box 9
Physical description
Pen and watercolour design for 'The Baby's Bouquet, A Companion to the Baby's Opera. A Fresh Bunch of Old Rhymes & Tunes Dressed & Decorated by Walter Crane', comprised of 56 drawings on 28 sheets.
Place of Origin
England (made)
Date
1870s (made)
Artist/maker
Crane, Walter R.W.S., born 1845 - died 1915 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Pen and watercolour
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm closed book, Width: 190 mm book closed, Depth: 13 mm book closed, Height: 179 mm page, Width: 185 mm page
Object history note
E.1406 to 1464-1931. Walter Crane, The Baby's Bouquet, A Companion to the 'Baby's Opera.' A Fresh Bunch of Old Rhymes & Tunes Dressed & Decorated by Walter Crane. Original volume of designs for the engraver, consisting of decorated cover, first sketch for cover, sketch for end paper, and 56 drawings on 28 sheets. Pen and watercolour.
Descriptive line
Original volume of designs by Walter Crane entitled 'The Baby's Bouquet, A Companion to the Baby's Opera. A Fresh Bunch of Old Rhymes & Tunes Dressed & Decorated by Walter Crane', comprised of 56 drawings on 28 sheets. Great Britain, 1870s.
Materials
Pen and ink; Watercolour
Techniques
Drawing
Subjects depicted
Children; Babies
Categories
Illustration; Children & Childhood
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
