The Toilet

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Artist/Maker	Mayo, Eileen (Dame) (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Woodcut depicting a cat washing itself. Original artist's proof. Signed and inscribed with note.

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Categories	Prints Animals and Wildlife Woman Artist
Object type	Woodcut
Title	The Toilet (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Woodcut Paper Ink Woodcut
Brief description	Woodcut by Eileen Mayo entitled 'The Toilet'. Great Britain, 1941.
Physical description	Woodcut depicting a cat washing itself. Original artist's proof. Signed and inscribed with note.
Dimensions	Height: 5in Width: 3.5in Dimensions taken from Circ. register
Marks and inscriptions	discarded because it is a poor colour (Note inscribed by artist)
Subject depicted	Cats
Associated objects	CIRC.45-1948 (Series) CIRC.54-1948 (Series)
Bibliographic reference	Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.51-1948

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1106781/the-toilet-woodcut-mayo-eileen-dame/

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