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Bound Print, Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
This is a Bound print. It was written by Thomas Gray and created by Richard Bentley and published by James Dodlsey. It is dated 1753 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is letterpress and etching on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Advisory Council.
It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
Its dimensions are
Sheet: 37.3 × 26.4 cm (14 11/16 × 10 3/8 in.) Platemark: 12.7 × 17 cm (5 in. × 6 11/16 in.) Image: 12.5 × 15.6 cm (4 15/16 × 6 1/8 in.) Lettering: 10.5 × 12.4 cm (4 1/8 × 4 7/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Bound Print, Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.; Richard Bentley (British, 1708 – 1782); Written by Thomas Gray (British, 1716 – 1771); Published by James Dodlsey (British, 1724 – 1797); England; letterpress and etching on laid paper; Sheet: 37.3 × 26.4 cm (14 11/16 × 10 3/8 in.) Platemark: 12.7 × 17 cm (5 in. × 6 11/16 in.) Image: 12.5 × 15.6 cm (4 15/16 × 6 1/8 in.) Lettering: 10.5 × 12.4 cm (4 1/8 × 4 7/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-550-7
