Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

Possum time (hand-made envelope).

Date made

1930

Place made

Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in brown ink, with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

14.2 x 16.6 cm (sheet (folded))

Support

thin cream wove paper folded into envelope

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

working state

Production notes

The artist has blocked out most of the image with a sheet of paper before printing. Only the bottom two centimetres has a printed image and even this has a small section blocked out so the inscription could be inserted. The sheet was then folded into an envelope so the image appeared on the top of the back with the inscription being the address of the sender.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not signed. Not dated. Inscribed lower left within image in black brush and ink, ''Stronsa' / Bay Rd'. Inscribed verso centre in black ink pen, 'To Miss Ruth Hollic and Miss D Izard / Chartres House / 163 Collins St / Melbourne / C.I'.

Subject description

Decorative image of two small possums crouching on a tree-branch

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

181792

Accession number

2008.311.1.2

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 2007/2008 (2008-06-25)

Provenance

Gift to Ruth Hollich, from Jesse Traill. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Bridget McDonnell, Melbourne, June 2008.

Credit line

Gift of Bridget McDonnell, 2008

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Creators

TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013