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A quiet cup of tea

A quiet cup of tea
 1876

Medium
oil on cardboard
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1947
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on cardboard
Measurements
22.6 × 17.7 cm
Inscription
inscribed in red paint l.l.: J. R. Ashton / 1876
Accession Number
1727-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1947
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Daily Life Human Figures Landscape Architecture
Subjects (specific)
dresses (garments) garden furniture gardens (open spaces) hats seated figures teacups teapots women (female humans)
Frame
By S. A. Parker, Sydney, c.1930–40

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