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Afternoon at Home

Drawing
1st quarter 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A drawing showing a cat tea-party in an interior.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAfternoon at Home (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Indian ink, watercolour and gouache
Brief description
'Afternoon at Home'. A design for a picture postcard, showing a cat tea-party. Drawing by Louis Wain, produced for Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd.
Physical description
A drawing showing a cat tea-party in an interior.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm
  • Width: 18.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Louis Wain' (Signed twice (once partly obliterated))
  • 'afternoon at Home Card' (Inscribed in pencil)
  • '21/12/22' (Dated within the publisher's stamp on the back)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.34-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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