G is the gull.

Primary Artist

Eirene Mort (1879–1977)

Title

G is the gull.

Physical description

Block for alphabet

Source

Australian animal alphabet

Date made

1907

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

letterpress printed labels, recto and verso printed in blue ink

Text printed from matrix

printed label verso, G is the Gull who / feeds upon Garfish, / Jewfish, and jellyfish, / shellfish, and star- / fish.'.

Matrix size

4.4 x 4.4 cm (printed image)

Support

paper on wooden block

Support size

5.2 x 5.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

not signed.
not dated.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

24498

Accession number

95.1.7

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: G is the Gull who/ feeds upon Garfish,/ Jewfish, and jellyfish,/ shellfish, and star-/ fish.

Creators

Mort, Eirene. | (1879–1977) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

21 Aug 2025