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Joseph Swain
Harry Furniss (after)
Tea party (late 1870s-1880s)
wood engraving and pencil on chine collé
23.0 × 27.9 cm irreg. (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1906
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Tea party
(late 1870s-1880s)
Medium
wood engraving and pencil on chine collé
Measurements
23.0 × 27.9 cm irreg. (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1906
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Edition
trial proof
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: HY Furniss
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: Swain sc.
inscribed in pencil u.c.: Crosscut, very finely. background (illeg.; stares?) too much at present
inscribed in pencil c.r.: try & get mouth thus: (note: followed by a sketch of a mouth in profile)
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Lighter inside of cups
inscribed in pencil l.c.: “Tea party”
inscribed in pencil l.r.: Lighter w cross.
Accession Number
771.33-2
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Another Work Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
accidents dog (species) men (male humans) parties (events) social functions tea services teas (meals) women (female humans)