Butcher's Shop II

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Artist/Maker	Coker, Peter (artist)
Place of origin	London (drawn)

Drawing in charcoal and chalk entitled 'Butcher's Shop II', based on a shop in Leytonstone, north east London. Signed and dated by the artist.

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Categories	Drawings Shopping
Object type	Drawing
Title	Butcher's Shop II (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Charcoal and chalk Charcoal Chalk Drawn
Brief description	Drawing in charcoal and chalk by Peter Coker entitled 'Butcher's Shop II'. Great Britain, 1955.
Physical description	Drawing in charcoal and chalk entitled 'Butcher's Shop II', based on a shop in Leytonstone, north east London. Signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions	Height: 38.4cm Width: 27.1cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Style	British
Marks and inscriptions	P. Coker 1955 (Signed and dated)
Object history	Historical significance: Drawn from memory, inspired by a visit to the butcher's shop of Messrs Watson, Hainault Road, Leytonstone, E.11. This is one of a series of drawings and paintings of sheeps' heads, chicken, hare and pig carcasses.
Production	Drawn from memory inspired by a visit to the butcher's shop of Messrs Watson, Hainault Road, Leytonstone, E.11
Subject depicted	Butcher's Shop
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.1-1983

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1069118/butchers-shop-ii-drawing-coker-peter/

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