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Nursery Frieze - 1. Seascape

Print
1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Contemporary Lithographs (publisher)
Piper, John (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Frieze depicting a seascape, with lighthouse, fishing boats and a fisherman with lobster pots.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Wall Coverings
Children & Childhood
Object type
Print
TitleNursery Frieze - 1. Seascape (generic title)
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Nursery Frieze - 1. Seascape', colour lithograph, John Piper, Great Britain, 1936
Physical description
Frieze depicting a seascape, with lighthouse, fishing boats and a fisherman with lobster pots.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.5cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
  • Width: 127cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
Production
Mounted with Circ.207-1938 to form a complete frieze
Associated object
CIRC.207-1938 (Pair)
Bibliographic references
  • Departmental Circulation register, 1938
  • Taken from the micromedia file
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.206-1938

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1110668/nursery-frieze---1-print-piper-john/
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