Mrs Gibbons regretted asking Grinling to carve the turkey

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Artist/Maker	Bennett, Neil (Mr.) (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Cartoon of Grinling Gibbons carving a turkey

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Mrs Gibbons regretted asking Grinling to carve the turkey (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Pen and ink on paper Paper (Fiber Product) Pen and Ink Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Cartoon by Neil Bennett of Grinling Gibbons carving a turkey, 1998, published in the Times Metro 5/12/1998
Physical description	Cartoon of Grinling Gibbons carving a turkey
Dimensions	Height: 29.7cm Width: 21cm
Marks and inscriptions	NB Mrs Gibbons regretted asking Grinling to carve the turkey (Signature and title; front, bottom centre)
Gallery label	Given by Neil Bennett
Credit line	Given by Mr. Neil Bennett
Subjects depicted	Turkey Gibbons, Grinling Grinling Gibbons Exhibition at the V&A 1998
Association	Grinling Gibbons Exhibition at the V&A 1998
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.447-1999

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Record created	December 14, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O12621/mrs-gibbons-regretted-asking-grinling-drawing-bennett-neil-mr/

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