Water-birds, fishing (1942)

Margaret (Marjorie) Firth

wood-engraving, on oriental tissue paper

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Photo credit: Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Materials:

Oriental tissue paper

Physical Object Description:

One bird in water, another landing, flowering foliage behind. 1942 Wood-engraving, on oriental tissue paper. Signed with monogram on block. Signed, dated, titled and numbered 2/25.

Technique:

Wood-engraving

Dimensions:

29.4 x 26.8 cm

Accession Number:

1945,1208.91

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1942

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society, 1942; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1942

Relationship:

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

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