Etching
Charles Brooke Bird (1856-1907)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1894
Materials
Wood, glass and paper
Measurements
825 x 615 x 40 mm
Place of origin
Clare Street
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 13524
Summary
Print, etching by Charles Brooke Bird (1856-1907) of scene with old buildings and covered cart. Monogram in right hand corner, circle with CB inside. To left 9, to right 0. Signed in pencil on cream surround is Charles Bird and to bottom left also in pencil is No. 21. On left is embossed mark, an oval with letters D and G in centre and PRINTSELLERS' ASSOCIATION around outside. Printed in black script is Published by FROST AND REED at their Print Shop in Clare Street, Bristol, March 16th 1891. Framed similarly to NT13520 with large single cream mount. To reverse FROST AND REED label with number 2029 written in pencil and date 3/9/84. All paper sticking frame to backing board is ripped.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Charles Brooke Bird (1856-1907), etcher Frost and Reed Ltd., framemaker Frost and Reed , framemaker