The Magpie Jacket

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Artist/Maker	George Routledge and Sons (publisher) Sturgess, John (artist)
Place of origin	London (made)

Cover design for a book.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Print
Title	The Magpie Jacket (published title)
Materials and techniques	Pen and ink and water-colour on paper. Paper (Fiber Product) Pen Ink Water-Colour Drawing
Brief description	Drawing by John Sturgess: Cover design for The Magpie Jacket by Nat Gould
Physical description	Cover design for a book.
Dimensions	Height: 225mm (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957) Width: 159mm (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1447-1948

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O600522/the-magpie-jacket-print-sturgess-john/

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