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Cow House.

Print
18th century - 19th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two cows viewed in profile, standing in a paved barn, facing to the right of the image. They are eating from a wooden trough, with their heads restrained by vertical wooden posts. Nearby there stands; a wooden wheelbarrow, a spade, a stool and two buckets. In the background to the left of the image, a man is fetching down hay for two horses.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCow House.
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on wove paper
Brief description
'Cow House'. Two cows standing in a paved barn, eating from a wooden trough, with their heads restrained by vertical wooden posts. Engraving print on wove paper. Anonymous. Great Britain (probably). 18th-19th century.
Physical description
Two cows viewed in profile, standing in a paved barn, facing to the right of the image. They are eating from a wooden trough, with their heads restrained by vertical wooden posts. Nearby there stands; a wooden wheelbarrow, a spade, a stool and two buckets. In the background to the left of the image, a man is fetching down hay for two horses.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 13.6-13.8cm
  • Sheet width: 18.7-18.8cm
Measured by DH 22/10/2010
Marks and inscriptions
'COW HOUSE.' (Titled, centrally below image.)
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
29638:60

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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