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Drawing

1937 (made)
Artist/Maker

Watercolour of allotments at Hackney Wick with the playing fields of the Eton Mission, Leyton in the distance. Signed and dated 'Rose. Sept 1937' and inscribed on the mount 'The Gardens and the Wilderness'.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Drawing by George Herbert Rose
Physical description
Watercolour of allotments at Hackney Wick with the playing fields of the Eton Mission, Leyton in the distance. Signed and dated 'Rose. Sept 1937' and inscribed on the mount 'The Gardens and the Wilderness'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.32cm
  • Width: 41.28cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Rose. Sept 1937' (Signed and dated)
  • 'The Gardens and the Wilderness' (Inscribed on the mount)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Accession number
E.350-1956

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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