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69/16
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Prize Jerseys,
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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a print of the painting 'Prize Jerseys' by Edwin Douglas, c.1885. The painting was later engraved by C. J. Tomkins in 1910. The picture features three Jersey cows and one calf, with a milkmaid, stand in front of the byre. The foremost cow stands in the stream. In the right background, two swans.
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1 mezzotint print in frame: paper, wood
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Print- engraving // Livestock cattle breed // Miss Cheke, Dairy Dept, UoR // Description: Prize Jerseys 1885 (painting), c.1910 (engraving). Painted by Edwin Douglas. Engraved by C. J. Tomkins. Mezzotint 33.3 x 19.4 in. Dimensions: Framed narrow dark wood: 99cm wide 65cm high // Associated information: Prize Jerseys from the Blythwood Herd this picture was given by K. Little to the Dairy Dept., University of Reading and presented to Miss Cheke. The original picture is in possession of Sir James Blyth Bart.’
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[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- Width 990 mm
- Height 650 mm
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15409.tif - High resolution image
