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Woodcut

1900-1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Seaby (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Colour print of a kingfisher sitting on a branch of a willow tree.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Animals and Wildlife
Woodcuts
Object type
Woodcut
Materials and techniques
colour woodcut
Paper (Fiber Product)
Woodcut
Printmaking
Brief description
'Kingfisher', colour woodcut, Allen W. Seaby, Great Britain, 1900-1908
Physical description
Colour print of a kingfisher sitting on a branch of a willow tree.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6in
  • Width: 8in
dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
  • A W Seaby (signed in pencil)
  • S (monogram within design)
Subject depicted
Kingfisher
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
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.253-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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