Peter 'Possum's portfolio
Primary Artist
Walter George Mason (1820–1866)
Title
Source
Peter 'Possum's portfolio. Sydney, J.R. Clarke, 1858.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1858
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Illustrated book
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engravings, each printed in black ink, from one block; letterpress text
Matrix size
22.4 x 14.8 cm (book closed)
Support
cream wove paper
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
118396
Accession number
89.1635
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1989/90 (1989-10-12)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Cornstalk Bookshop, Sydney, 1989.
Credit line
Purchased 1989
Subject category
Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book
Country of context
Australia
Creators
J.R. Clarke. | Australian | Organisation | publisher
Mason, Walter George. | (1820–1866) English | Male | engraver
Possum, Peter. | Australian | Male | author