COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL060317dc
Reference Number:
English MS 1313
Image Title:
'C' is for Crow
Parent Work Title:
Alphabet book
Creator:
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1848
Page/Sheet:
C
Image Sequence Number:
003r
Description:
Manuscript Alphabet Book, made for the children of the family at Tabley House in Cheshire, England. Illustrated: 'C' is for Crow. Transcription: "C was a Crow / Who often did go / To the top of an Oak / From which he did croak. / Comical crow!"
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Natural History
Subject:
Alphabet
Subject:
Birds
Subject:
Nonsense verses, English
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Cheshire
Item Height:
315 mm
Item Width:
199 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Tabley House
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Lear Estate [?]
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2006-01-20
Multi Page Number:
45
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2006-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
'C' is for Crow
