1895-1915 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Advertisement for the Scottish Widow's Fund. The illustration shows Perseus with the winged horse Pegasus and includes the motto: 'Take time by the forelock', meaning to anticipate or plan ahead.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Process engraving |
| Brief description | Advertisement for the Scottish Widows' Fund, designed by Walter Crane, 1895-1915. |
| Physical description | Advertisement for the Scottish Widow's Fund. The illustration shows Perseus with the winged horse Pegasus and includes the motto: 'Take time by the forelock', meaning to anticipate or plan ahead. |
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| Historical context | The Scottish Widows' Fund and Equitable Assurance Society was set up in Edinburgh in 1815 in order to provide for 'widows, sisters and other females'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.736-1919 |
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| Record created | September 26, 2001 |
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