Mr. Wray's Cash-Box, or The New Neckcloth
Proof for a book illustration with penciled notes by the artist. The work shows Annie Wray tying Martin Blunt's new cravat, and appeared as a frontispiece in "Mr. Wray's Cash-Box or the Mask and the Mystery, a Christmas Sketch" (dated 1852, but published December 17, 1851). This sentimental novel by Wilkie Collins.was reissued in 1852 and retitled "The New Neckcloth: A Modern Story." This first title was calculated to appeal to buyers during the Christmas season of 1851, the latter to readers after New Year's day 1852.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mr. Wray's Cash-Box, or The New Neckcloth
- Artist: Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829–1896 London)
- Author: Related author Wilkie Collins (British, London 1824–1889 London)
- Publisher: Richard Bentley (British, London)
- Date: 1851
- Medium: Etching; proof
- Dimensions: Image: 6 1/8 × 4 15/16 in. (15.5 × 12.5 cm)
Sheet: 6 × 9 1/4 in. (15.2 × 23.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1966
- Object Number: 66.620.8
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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