Object number
64/99
Title
The Prize Ox,
Collection
Creator
Description
This is a print from an etching entitled 'The Prize Ox', by J. Hibbert 1803. The ox was bred by Mr Hall of Leigh Court, Abbots Leigh, Somerset. It is one of a collection of paintings and prints thought to date from the last quarter of the 18th century to c.1860.
Physical description
1 hand touched colour etching: brown and gilt frame with perspex
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'PRINT – etching // Description // THE PRIZE OX // 1803 // Designer and engr. J. Hibbert del: et scul Bath // n.p. n.d. // Etching, printed in colours from one plate touched by hand 12x 8.2in // Dimensions // Brown and gilt frame. // 50.5cm wide x 43.5cm high // Associated information // The prize ox at the Bath and West of England Society, 1803. Weight ten hundred, rough fat eight score and upwards, fed on hay and grass only, bred and grazed by Mr. Hall, Leigh-Court, Somersetshire'
Production place
Bath
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1824-12-31
Production period
Early-nineteenth century
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- Width 505 mm
- Height 435 mm
Associated subject
Associated person/institution
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5825.tif - High resolution image
