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Litter Basket

Print
1963 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Litter basket with a lifebuoy and anchor next to a rowing boat on the banks of a canal. There are five stone brick houses in the background.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleLitter Basket (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving
Brief description
Wood engraving by George Mackley, entitled Litter Basket, British, 1963
Physical description
Litter basket with a lifebuoy and anchor next to a rowing boat on the banks of a canal. There are five stone brick houses in the background.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 9.9cm
  • Image width: 7.6cm
  • Sheet height: 15.7cm
  • Sheet width: 12.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
38 (Inscribed in pencil, lower left corner)
Credit line
George Mackley Bequest
Object history
George Mackley Bequest, R.P. No. 91/922
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • George Mackley Wood Engraver. Old Woking: Gresham Books, 1981, p. 68
  • Taken from R.P. 91/922 Acquisition Form
  • Taken from R.P. 91/922 Catalogue Sheet
Collection
Accession number
E.1666-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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