Primary Artist

Eirene Mort (1879–1977)

Title

P is the Platypus

Physical description

Block for alphabet

Source

Australian animal alphabet

Date made

1907

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

letterpress printed labels, recto and verso printed in blue ink

Matrix size

4.4 x 4.4 cm (printed image)

Support

paper on wooden block

Support size

5.2 x 5.2 cm (sheet)

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not signed. Not dated. Printed label verso, 'P is the Platypus/ Ornithorrhyncus,/ If we say any more/ too learned you'll/ think of us'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

24507

Accession number

95.1.16

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1994/95 (1995-02-23)

Credit line

Purchased 1995

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Printed label, reverse: P is the Platypus/ Ornithorrhyncus,/ If we say any more/ too learned you'll/ think of us.

Creators

MORT, Eirene | (1879–1977) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013