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Pilchard boats, Cornwall

Print
1922 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour woodcut depicting a collection of pilchard boats on a beach in the rain, there is a harbour town in the distance.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePilchard boats, Cornwall (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodcut print
Brief description
'Pilchard boats, Cornwall', colour woodcut by John Edgar Platt, Great Britain, 1922
Physical description
Colour woodcut depicting a collection of pilchard boats on a beach in the rain, there is a harbour town in the distance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 165.1mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1923)
  • Width: 317.5mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1923)
Marks and inscriptions
'19/100 / PILCHARD BOATS, CORNWALL / John Platt' (Handwritten in pencil, below the print.)
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1923
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1168-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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