Sisters of Assisi

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Artist/Maker	Austin, Robert (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Print depicting two nuns, who appear to be carrying umbrellas. The floor around them is strewn with pots, and one of the nuns is bending down to pick one up.

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Categories	Prints Christianity
Object type	Print
Title	Sisters of Assisi (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	etching Paper (Fiber Product) Etching Engraving
Brief description	'Sisters of Assisi', etching and line engraving, Robert S. Austin, Great Britain, 1925
Physical description	Print depicting two nuns, who appear to be carrying umbrellas. The floor around them is strewn with pots, and one of the nuns is bending down to pick one up.
Dimensions	Height: 5.1875in Width: 4.1875in Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Marks and inscriptions	R.S.A. (signed) Robert Austin. 1925. (in pencil)
Subjects depicted	Nuns Pots Umbrellas
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1592-1925

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O763586/sisters-of-assisi-print-austin-robert/

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