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Add MS 88931/7/2/4
- Record Id:
- 040-001116143
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000897929
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000276.0x0000c4
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 88931/7/2/4
- Title:
- Drawings (part 4)
- Scope & Content:
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Nine drawings in pen and ink, with captions in Mervyn Peake's hand:
- Lion: drawing on card; with caption inscribed ‘Ch 7. ”What’s this?” he said, blinking lazily at Alice.’ (ff.1-2);
- Alice: drawing on paper pasted onto card; with caption inscribed ‘Chapter 8. … with such fury that Alice got behind a tree to be out of the way of the blows.’ (ff.3-4);
- White Knight: drawing on water-colour board; inscribed ‘Bonniers Sweden 1946’ on reverse (ff.5-6);
- White Knight on horse: drawing on water-colour board; with caption inscribed ‘Ch 8. “I’ve had plenty of practice” – the Knight said – “plenty of practice”’ (ff.7-8);
- Aged man on gate: drawing on water-colour board; inscribed ‘Bonniers (Sweden)’ on reverse (ff.9-10);
- Alice wearing crown, with the White Queen and the Red Queen: drawing on water-colour board (ff.11-12);
- Frog: drawing on water-colour paper; with caption inscribed ‘Ch 9. ”I speaks English, doesn’t I?” the Frog went on.’ (ff.13-14);
- Alice, White Queen and Red Queen in the soup tureen: drawing on water-colour board (ff.15-16);
- Black kitten: drawing on water-colour board; with caption inscribed ‘Ch XI. – and it really was a kitten after all’ (ff.17-18).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000897929
036-001045421
037-001116074
040-001116143 - 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 88931/7/2/4 : Drawings (part 4) - Hierarchy:
- 032-000897929[0007]/036-001045421[0002]/037-001116074[0004]/040-001116143
- 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:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions of drawings:
- f.1: 99mm x 139mm;
- f.3: 168mm x 158mm;
- f.5: 159mm x 109mm;
- f.7: 193mm x 130mm;
- f.9: 183mm x 115mm;
- f.11: 189mm x 111mm;
- f.13: 123mm x 109mm;
- f.15: 150mm x 95mm;
- f.17: 112mm x 66mm.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)