Paper bag for Lily & Hodge
Print
ca. 1990 (made)
ca. 1990 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Lily and Hodge are the artist Yvonne Skargon's (born 1931) two cats; she depicted them in her books of cats. A Japanese Department store, Tokyu, decided to use the name and the illustration for a small shop within their store which sold T-shirts, ceramics, bags, clocks, aprons, wrapping paper, towels and many other items printed with the image.
Object details
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| Title | Paper bag for Lily & Hodge (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph from a wood engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Paper bag for the shop Lily & Hodge within the Tokyo Department store, Tokyu, offset lithograph from a wood engraving by British artist Yvonne Skargon; Japanese, ca. 1990. |
| Physical description | Paper bag for the shop Lily & Hodge within the Tokyo Department store, Tokyu featuring the artist's two cats. |
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| Gallery label | Yvonne SKARGON (born 1931)
Paper bag for Lily & Hodge. c.1990
Offset lithograph after a wood engraving
E.667-1994
Lily & Hodge are the artist's two cats which she depicted in her
books of cats. A Japanese Department store, Tokyu, wanted to use
both the name and the illustration for a small shop within their store
which now sells T-shirts, cups, teapots, bags, clocks, aprons,
wrapping paper, towels and many other items printed with this
image.(1994) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995. R.P. No. 94/1442 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Lily and Hodge are the artist Yvonne Skargon's (born 1931) two cats; she depicted them in her books of cats. A Japanese Department store, Tokyu, decided to use the name and the illustration for a small shop within their store which sold T-shirts, ceramics, bags, clocks, aprons, wrapping paper, towels and many other items printed with the image. |
| Bibliographic reference | A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, Victoria and Albert Museum, 10 Oct 1994 - 26 Mar 1995 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.667-1994 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2008 |
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