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Lunch Counter

Print
1964 (made), 1965 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An etching in black ink on white paper depicting a surface covered in small plates holding various food items including cakes, sandwiches and slices of watermelon.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Lunch Counter (assigned by artist)
  • Delights (series title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
Wayne Thiebaud: 'Lunch Counter',etching, 1964, from a book entitled 'Delights', published 1965
Physical description
An etching in black ink on white paper depicting a surface covered in small plates holding various food items including cakes, sandwiches and slices of watermelon.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 32.5cm
  • Sheet width: 27.5cm
  • Plate height: 17.5cm
  • Plate width: 19.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Copy number
95/100
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lunch Counter 95/100 Thiebaud 64 (Signed and dated in pencil)
  • (Inscribed with title)
  • '95/100' (Numbered)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.2685-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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