About This Artwork

Engraved by George Vertue
English, 1684–1756
England

Handkerchief Entitled "The Oxford Almanack For the Year of Our Lord MDCCXXXV (1735), c. 1735

Silk, plain weave; copperplate printed
79.6 x 81.6 cm (31 3/8 x 32 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions: The Oxford Almanack for the Year of our Lord God MDCCXXXV The Regal Table Since the Conquest Officers of the University G. Vertue Sculpt.
Restrcited gift of Mrs. John V. Farwell III, 1976.62

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, "Printed Fabrics from the Permanent Collection," August 8, 1981–January 31, 1982

The Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 141, “Commemorative Events on Cloth,” May 6 - July 16, 2006




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