Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Title:
Dunmow
Date:
Undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pan and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 × 3 7/16 inches (14.6 × 8.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "DUNMOW in Essex. Flitch of Bacon--The claming | of the celebrated reward for conubial bliss & happiness | originated at Dunmow in Essex. Any person going | hither to claim the flitch of [were?] required to kneel | upon 2 stones placed at the Convent door. | and take upon themselves an oat swearng that | they had lived together in the greatest harmony for a given period"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.93
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors-Sketchbooks
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6431