The female factory from Proctors Quarry

Title

The female factory from Proctors Quarry

Source

Tasmania illustrated - part 1

Page or Plate number

plate 11.

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1844

Place made

Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (black image, light buff tint)

Text printed from matrix

Printed title lower centre below image in buff ink, 'THE FEMALE FACTORY / FROM PROCTORS QUARRY'. Printed signature and date lower right within image in black ink, 'J. S. Prout / 1844'.

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

image in black ink, buff tint stone and text

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Legacy id

202886

Last Updated

20 May 2026

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2009.1024.1.12

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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