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Alfred Crowquill
March. Verso: December
1854?
Pen and black ink over graphite on paper.
11 7/16 x 8 15/16 inches (290 x 227 mm)
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1956.
1956.28:53
Notes:
Sketches for two headpiece designs for a comic calendar; possibly intended for the Home companion almanack for 1854 (see 1956.28:52).
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Specifications concerning measurements and layout inscribed on both recto and verso in pencil.
Provenance:
DeCoursey Fales.
Summary:
Illustrated headpiece for the month of March shows two witches afloat at sea in pots, flanked by two figures with oversized bald heads; verso shows a design for December, with a bearded, long haired figure (Father Christmas?) holding a steaming bowl of punch, flanked by two figures with lunar heads; below is a rough sketch of a figure seated beneath an umbrella. Below both designs are ruled spaces to accommodate a calendar.
Associated names:
Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966, former owner.
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