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Add MS 88931/7/2/2
- Record Id:
- 040-001116076
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000897929
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000276.0x000090
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 88931/7/2/2
- Title:
- Drawings (part 2)
- Scope & Content:
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Ten pen and ink drawings, with inscriptions in Mervyn Peake's hand:
- White kitten: drawing on paper pasted onto bigger leaf; inscribed ‘Ch 1 “heading”’ (f.1);
- White Queen: drawing on water-colour board; inscribed ‘White Queen sitting on the edge of the shovel’ [in Maeve Gilmore's hand] (ff.2-3);
- White King: drawing on paper pasted onto card; inscribed ‘Ch I. "The poor King looked puzzled and unhappy, and struggled with the pencil…"’ (ff.4-5);
- Jabberwock: drawing on paper pasted onto cardboard (f.6);
- Jabberwock, slain: drawing on paper pasted onto cardboard (ff.7-8);
- Red Queen: drawing on water-colour board; with caption inscribed ‘Chapter 2. “Where do you come from”, said the Red Queen’ (ff.9-10);
- Alice and the Red Queen: drawing on water-colour board; with caption inscribed ‘Ch 2. Faster! Faster!’ (ff.11-12);
- Horse, Goat and gentleman on train: drawing on water-colour board; with caption inscribed ‘Ch 3. “So young a child” said the gentleman sitting opposite to her (he was dressed in white paper)’ (ff.13-14);
- Horse: drawing on water-colour paper; with caption inscribed ‘Ch 3. The Horse who had put his head out of the window…’ (ff.15-16);
- Fawn: drawing on water-colour paper pasted onto card; inscribed with instruction to 'strengthen'; with caption inscribed ‘Ch 3. “I’m a fawn!” it cried out, in a voice of delight’ (ff.17-18).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000897929
036-001045421
037-001116074
040-001116076 - Is part of:
- Add MS 88931 : Mervyn Peake Archive
Add MS 88931/7 : Alice Illustrations
Add MS 88931/7/2 : Drawings for Through the Looking Glass
Add MS 88931/7/2/2 : Drawings (part 2) - Hierarchy:
- 032-000897929[0007]/036-001045421[0002]/037-001116074[0002]/040-001116076
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 88931
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1954
- Date Range:
- [1945-1954]
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Dimensions of drawings:
- f.1: 222mm x 109mm;
- f.2: 102mm x 156mm;
- f.4: 238mm x 159mm;
- f.6: 202mm x 168mm;
- f.7: 236mm x 150mm;
- f.9: 122mm x 82mm;
- f.11: 90mm x 97mm;
- f.13: 168mm x 108mm;
- f.15: 123mm x 93mm;
- f.17: 90mm x 135mm.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)