Hammer and tongs, Clyde
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1938
Place made
Great Britain, Scotland View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
17.7 x 25.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid Lalanne paper
Support size
24.2 x 31.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark lower right, 'Lalanne'.
State
published state
Impression
undesignated proof
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill 1938'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Hammer Tongs Clyde'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right corner in black pencil, '124'.
Subject description
Industrial scene of ship building, Clyde, possibly Lithgow Yard at Port Glasgow, Scotland.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
83941
Accession number
82.609
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 1982/83 (1982-07-12)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1982.
Credit line
Purchased 1982
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist