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The Lover's Letter Box

Print
1856 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour print depicting a woman, in a wooded garden, posting a letter into a hole in the trunk of a tree. On mount with embossed seal.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Lover's Letter Box (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Baxter print on paper
Brief description
Print by George Baxter after Jessie McLeod, 'The Lover's Letter Box,' Baxter-process print, England, 1856
Physical description
Colour print depicting a woman, in a wooded garden, posting a letter into a hole in the trunk of a tree. On mount with embossed seal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.9375in
  • Width: 10.75in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Published August 30th 1856 by George Baxter, Proprietor & Patentee, London.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
  • Lewis, C. T. Courtney. George Baxter (colour printer) his life and work: a manual for collectors. London: S. Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1908. cat. no. 359
Collection
Accession number
E.3068-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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