Black and white engraving
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1975.71
Identification
Item: Dolly Pentreath
Description: This is an engraving of Dorothy Pentreath of Mousehole, supposedly the last person to speak Cornish as a first language. The figure is in an oval surround with fish-nets above, cork floats at the side, lobsters in the bottom left corner and a crab in the bottom right corner.
Condition: Fair - paper has discoloured and edges are torn.
Description
Height: 164 mm
Width: 237 mm
Production
Date: 1781
Person: Scadden, R
Category: Fine Art
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