Drawing
1984 (made)
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| Place of origin |
A design for the label of a packet of Safeway cotton wool showing an anthropomorphic mole mother holding a sleeping baby mole in her arms.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour, on thick surface board protected by overlays |
| Brief description | Drawing by Elizabeth Anne Hunt, design for the label of a packet of Safeway cotton wool, pencil and watercolour on thick surface board protected by overlays, Great Britain, 1984 |
| Physical description | A design for the label of a packet of Safeway cotton wool showing an anthropomorphic mole mother holding a sleeping baby mole in her arms. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in pencil on a label stuck on the back 'Intended for cotton wool but reject.' |
| Object history | This design was not used as the mole image was considered not appealing enough. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.871-1994 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2009 |
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