COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL060337dc
image_number
JRL060337dc
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
English MS 1313
reference_number
English MS 1313
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
'W' is for Whale
title
'W' is for Whale
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Alphabet book
title_larger_entity
Alphabet book
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888
creator
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Creator Role:
Artist
creator_role
Artist
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1848
date_created
1848
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
W
page
W
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
023r
image_sequence_number
023r
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Manuscript Alphabet Book, made for the children of the family at Tabley House in Cheshire, England. Illustrated: 'W' is for Whale. Transcription: "W was a Whale / With a dreadful long tail / Who caused great emotion / Throughout the wide ocean. / Wonderful whale!"
description
Manuscript Alphabet Book, made for the children of the family at Tabley House in Cheshire, England. Illustrated: 'W' is for Whale. Transcription: "W was a Whale / With a dreadful long tail / Who caused great emotion / Throughout the wide ocean. / Wonderful whale!"
Description
false
Language Code:
eng-GB
language
eng-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Nonsense verses, English
subject
Nonsense verses, English
Subject
false
Subject:
Mammals
subject
Mammals
Subject
false
Subject:
Natural History
subject
Natural History
Subject
false
Subject:
Alphabet
subject
Alphabet
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
class
Illustrated works
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
technique
Drawing (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
England: Cheshire
location_creation_site
England: Cheshire
Creation Site
false
Item Height:
315 mm
item_height
315 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
199 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Tabley House
former_repository
Tabley House
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Lear Estate [?]
work_rights
Lear Estate [?]
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2006-01-20
Multi Page Number:
245
bit_depth
245
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2006-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB