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Alfred Crowquill
March. Verso: December
1854?
11 7/16 x 8 15/16 inches (290 x 227 mm)
Pen and black ink over graphite on paper.
1956.28:53
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1956.
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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Inscriptions/Markings
Specifications concerning measurements and layout inscribed on both recto and verso in pencil.
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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Century Drawings
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