| Level | Item |
| Ref No | EGM/3/6 |
| Title | Ink illustration on board: Mole dressed as washerwoman speaking to weasels |
| Date | 1931 |
| Extent | 1 mounted illustration |
| Name of Creator | Shepard; E H |
| Description | A signed ink illustration on drawing board, from page 291 of Grahame, K (1931) 'The Wind in the Willows.' London: Methuen. It is annotated for publication.
Includes an inscription on the reverse by E H Shepard:
"This is the original drawing made for the edition of 'Wind in the Willows' published by Messrs Methuen & Co. Ernest H Shepard". |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | EGM/4/91 |
| Physical Description | Landscape orientation.
Overthrow window mount cut from 100% cotton museum board in Silver-Grey, hinged at the long edge with linen tape with rounded corners.
A ‘well’ was made for the artwork within museum board to accommodate the thickness of the drawing boards within the overthrow mount.
The artwork was positioned within the mount and hinged to the backboards using Japanese paper T-hinges. |
| Copyright | Digital copying and photography is not permitted |
| Format | Artwork |