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2nd quarter 19th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Memorial card of Edmund Burke, framed with a decorative border.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Letterpress
Brief description
Memorial card of Edmund Burke, third and youngest son of John Burke, Esq., of Rayner Place Chelsea. . Letterpress, framed with a decorative border. Printed by Keating and Brown, second quarter of 19th century.
Physical description
Memorial card of Edmund Burke, framed with a decorative border.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 18.7cm
  • Size of sheet width: 22.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Marks and inscriptions
'Who departed this Life August 27th, 1836, aged 19 years. Keating and Brown, Printers, 38, Duke-street, Grosvenor Square, and 63, Paternoster-row' (Lettered with names and address, biblical quotations, invocation and)
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey J. Toppin, CVO
Production
In the original printed catalogue entry the maker of this card is listed as being 'Anonymous'. The card, however, is lettered with the name and address of the printer, and it is possible that they also designed it.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Accession number
E.363-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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