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Piling Straw

Watercolour
1852 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour of agricultural workers piling straw into bales. Signed and dated by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePiling Straw (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, Piling Straw, by John Linnell, 1852.
Physical description
Watercolour of agricultural workers piling straw into bales. Signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Width: 20.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
J Linnell [18]52]. (Signed and dated )
Object history
This is a watercolour version of the oil painting 'A Hillside Farm. Farmyard at Steep Hill, Isle of Wight'.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012 p.25, pl.15
Collection
Accession number
P.46-1930

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
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