The Tyresmith
Print
15/11/1890 (Published)
15/11/1890 (Published)
Artist/Maker |
Lithograph on paper depicting the interior of a smithy with two men, one holding a large tyre on the anvil while the other strikes it with a hammer. In the centre is a doorway where two boys watch the activity. Outside is a courtyard with a street beyond where a group of women and children can be seen.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | The Tyresmith (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
Brief description | Lithograph by James Abbott McNeill Whistler: The Tyresmith, 1890. |
Physical description | Lithograph on paper depicting the interior of a smithy with two men, one holding a large tyre on the anvil while the other strikes it with a hammer. In the centre is a doorway where two boys watch the activity. Outside is a courtyard with a street beyond where a group of women and children can be seen. |
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Object history | Published in The Whirlwind, November 15, 1890. W.27. |
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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.2669-1908 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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