The Little Mermaid
Print
1985 (made)
1985 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A colour screenprint depicting, in the upper part, a passage from Hans Christian Andersen's story 'The Little Mermaid' below which appears a repeating image of a woman's legs in high heeled shoes. In the lower part there is a line of mermaid tails below which is an image of a woman's legs in over the knee PVS stiletto boots and another pair of women's legs in high heeled shoes and a skirt.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Little Mermaid (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Print by Penelope Dalton, 'The Little Mermaid', colour screenprint, Great Britain, 1985 |
| Physical description | A colour screenprint depicting, in the upper part, a passage from Hans Christian Andersen's story 'The Little Mermaid' below which appears a repeating image of a woman's legs in high heeled shoes. In the lower part there is a line of mermaid tails below which is an image of a woman's legs in over the knee PVS stiletto boots and another pair of women's legs in high heeled shoes and a skirt. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed on the back with title) |
| Credit line | Given by the Artist |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | The Little Mermaid |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1587-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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