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Girl seated in a chair while her hair is plaited by a servant

Print
19/9/1927 (made)
Artist/Maker
Clarke Hall (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Etching depicting a girl seated in a chair while her hair is plaited by a servant; seated facing her is a boy leaning forward with a book in his right hand. Possibly an illustration to Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Signed in pencil in the margin. Numbered 1/1 and dated on the back in pencil. Also inscribed 'To B. 1st State one print only'.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Woman Artist
Object type
Print
TitleGirl seated in a chair while her hair is plaited by a servant (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Paper
Etching
Brief description
Etching by Edna Waugh Clarke Hall depicting a girl seated in a chair while her hair is plaited by a servant, possibly an illustration to Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Great Britain, 1927.
Physical description
Etching depicting a girl seated in a chair while her hair is plaited by a servant; seated facing her is a boy leaning forward with a book in his right hand. Possibly an illustration to Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Signed in pencil in the margin. Numbered 1/1 and dated on the back in pencil. Also inscribed 'To B. 1st State one print only'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.75in
  • Width: 6.25in
Dimensions taken from PDP catalogue
Marks and inscriptions
To B. 1st State one print only (Inscribed)
Credit line
Given by Mr G. D. Hornblower
Object history
The donor states in a note on the cover that enclosed this etching that the proof is unique and the plate was never finished.
Subjects depicted
Plaits
Hair
Hairdressing
Servants
Books
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2955-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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