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Gothic chair
Medium
Black Bean (Castanospermum australe)
Measurements
136.5 × 57.7 × 42.0 cm
Inscription
incised under seat: DESIGNED AND CARVED BY ANNIE E. BEAL For the 1st WOMANS WORK EXHIBITION/'Varna'/LORNE/VICTORIA/Held in MELBOURNE Nov. 1907.
inscribed in ink on paper label at back of front seat rail: Fine Art (...illeg.) / Australian Ex(...illeg.)on of Womans Work / Melbou(...illeg.)907 / Exhibitors Name Miss Annie Beal / full address 'Varna' Lorne / (...illeg.) carved chair (in Bean Wood) (...illeg.)
Accession Number
D44-1985
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Josephine Kenrick, 1985
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Gothic chair, back uprights carved foliated scrolls, secure plain top rail and its scrolled cresting.