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Gossip

Print
1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching entitled 'Gossip' depicting three Dutch women stood around a doorway on the street. They are wearing traditional bonnets, long dresses, and clogs. One woman is carrying two buckets in the style of a milkmaid with a support across her shoulders. Signed with monogram and dated. Inscribed in pencil with artist's name.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleGossip (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Etching by Minna Bolingbroke entitled 'Gossip'. Great Britain, 1905.
Physical description
Etching entitled 'Gossip' depicting three Dutch women stood around a doorway on the street. They are wearing traditional bonnets, long dresses, and clogs. One woman is carrying two buckets in the style of a milkmaid with a support across her shoulders. Signed with monogram and dated. Inscribed in pencil with artist's name.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8in
  • Width: 6in (Note: approximate)
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Given by Miss E. P. McGhee
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions: 1908, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd., 1909
Collection
Accession number
E.3005-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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