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65/74
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The Cottesmore Prize Heifer,
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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a coloured lithograph print entitled 'The Cottesmore Prize Heifer' and showing a shorthorn heifer facing right against a landscape background, with a smocked figure and dog in the middle distance. It was painted by H. Strafford in 1837, lithographed on stone by J. W. Giles, and published in 1837 by S. W. Fores. The cow won numerous prizes at at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show and the Oakham Show in 1837.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 lithographic print: paper
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PRINT – Lithograph // Accession number: 65/74 // ... // Description: THE COTTESMORE PRIZE HEIFER 1837 // Painted by H. Strafford (signed 1837) // Lithographer: J. W. Giles (on stone) // Published by S. W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly, London // Coloured lithograph 21 x 15 in // Dimensions: Unmounted // 51.0 cm wide x 40.0 cm high // Associated information: On the print – Bred & fed by R. W. Baker [Henton?] Esq. , same address // [Extract from the Catalogue of Rothamsted Collection No 59 p.22, Pl. XV] 59. THE COTTESMORE PRIZE HEIFER 1837. // The Shorthorn heifer stands facing right, against a landscape background. In the middle distance is a smocked figure with a dog. // Painter H. Strafford. Lith. J. W. Giles. // London (?S. W. Fores), 1837. // Coloured lithograph; 19.5 x 14 in. // The Cottesmore prize heifer ( Bred & fed by R. W. Henton Esqr. of Cottesmore near Oakham, Rutland). Age 3 years and 5 months. Dead weight 152 stone 3lbs. Winner of the first premium of 15 sovereigns in Class 6 and silver medal to the breeder, also the gold medal as the best beast exhibited at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, Decr. 1837. This beautiful animal gained the premium at Oakham Show, Novr. 1837. // Painted by H. Strafford. On stone by J. W. Giles. London, published by… [erased by damp]. // NOTE. The previous item is the oil painting by Strafford from which this lithograph was made. // References: Catalogue of Rothamsted Collection No 59 p.22, Pl. XV'
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, Greater London [region]
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1837 - 1837
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[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- Width 510 mm
- Height 400 mm
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6088.tif - High resolution image
