Detail View: Rylands Collection: 'C' is for Crow

Image Number: 
JRL060317dc
Reference Number: 
English MS 1313
Image Title: 
'C' is for Crow
Parent Work Title: 
Alphabet book
Creator: 
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
1848
Page/Sheet: 
C
Image Sequence Number: 
003r
Description: 
Manuscript Alphabet Book, made for the children of the family at Tabley House in Cheshire, England. Illustrated: 'C' is for Crow. Transcription: "C was a Crow / Who often did go / To the top of an Oak / From which he did croak. / Comical crow!"
Language Code: 
eng-GB
Subject: 
Natural History
Subject: 
Alphabet
Subject: 
Birds
Subject: 
Nonsense verses, English
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Illustrated works
Technique Used: 
Drawing (image-making) 
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
England: Cheshire
Item Height: 
315 mm
Item Width: 
199 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Tabley House
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
Lear Estate [?]
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2006-01-20
Multi Page Number: 
45
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2006-03
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB