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The Bay of the Thousand Girls

Lithograph
1916 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, signed 'J. Pennell' depicting hundreds of women working in a factory during the First World War.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Bay of the Thousand Girls (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Brief description
Joseph Pennell. Lithograph entitled 'The Bay of the Thousand Girls', 1916.
Physical description
Print, signed 'J. Pennell' depicting hundreds of women working in a factory during the First World War.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.47cm
  • Width: 50.17cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO 1964
Marks and inscriptions
'J. Pennell' (Signed)
Credit line
Given by Mrs. T. E. Griffits
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
E.5183-1958

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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