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Sail-loft window

Print
20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Macnab, Iain (R.E., P.R.O.I.) (artist)

Wood-engraving, signed in pencil 'Iain Macnab'. Inscribed in pencil with title, 'Sail loft window' and numbered '20/30'. The print depicts a workshop bench, overlooking a small harbour. The bench is covered in wood shavings and woodworking tools including a set square, a rasp, a hammer, chisels, a pair of callipers, planes and wood saws.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleSail-loft window (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood-engraving
Wood-Engraving
Brief description
'Sail Loft Window'. Wood-engraving by Iain Macnab, R.E., P.R.O.I. (1890-1967). 20th century.
Physical description
Wood-engraving, signed in pencil 'Iain Macnab'. Inscribed in pencil with title, 'Sail loft window' and numbered '20/30'. The print depicts a workshop bench, overlooking a small harbour. The bench is covered in wood shavings and woodworking tools including a set square, a rasp, a hammer, chisels, a pair of callipers, planes and wood saws.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.1cm
  • Width: 15.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Marks and inscriptions
'Iain Macnab' (Signed in pencil)
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Helen Macnab, widow of the Artist
Subjects depicted
Sail-Lofts
Windows
Ports, Harbours
Benches
Woodworking Tools
Tools
Hammers (Tools)
Squares (Tools)
Planes (Tools)
Callipers
Saws
Rasps
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.899-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O692531/sail-loft-window-print-macnab-iain-re/
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