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The Mirror

Wood-Engraving
1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

colour wood-engraving


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Mirror (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
colour wood engraving
Brief description
James Edward Bostock. 'The Mirror'. 1952.
Physical description
colour wood-engraving
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.6cm
  • Width: 15.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'James Bostock. 1952.' (Signed and dated in pencil)
  • (Inscribed with title)
Credit line
Purchased under the terms of the A.M. Shrimpton and William Giles Bequest
Object history
This print was one of two jointly awarded the 3rd Prize (Section A, wood-engravings) in the Giles Bequest Competition, 1952, for colour prints from wood and lino.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection
Accession number
E.706-1952

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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