The University Museum
Engraving
1956 (published)
1956 (published)
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Print showing the carved vaulted stonework ceiling of the University Museum at Oxford. Skeletons of a large fish or whale and a mammal are visible at the base of the image along with display cases, but the focus is on the elaborately carved vaulting.
Object details
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Title | The University Museum (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Colour process engraving and letterpress |
Brief description | John Piper. "The University Museum". British, 1956. |
Physical description | Print showing the carved vaulted stonework ceiling of the University Museum at Oxford. Skeletons of a large fish or whale and a mammal are visible at the base of the image along with display cases, but the focus is on the elaborately carved vaulting. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (Lettered with title, artist's name and with letterpress) |
Credit line | Given by the Delegates of the Clarendon Press, Oxford |
Object history | See images attached on CMS for more information; - Written in first image on CMS is written: E; Register of Prints and Drawings For Year 1955 The Accessions Lists for 1955-1956 were printed in one Volume in year 1963. The Permanent Registers for the two years have been compiled and bound seperately in 1966. Donors addresses checked in 1963. Combined 1955-1956 Forewored found in images attached to CMS. |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963 |
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Accession number | E.774-1955 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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