Peter 'Possum's portfolio

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Primary Artist

Walter George Mason (1820–1866)

Title

Peter 'Possum's portfolio

Source

Peter 'Possum's portfolio. Sydney, J.R. Clarke, 1858.

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1858

Place made

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

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Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engravings, each printed in black ink, from one block; letterpress text

Matrix size

22.4 x 14.8 cm (book closed)

Support

cream wove paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

118396

Accession number

89.1635

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1989/90 (1989-10-12)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Cornstalk Bookshop, Sydney, 1989.

Credit line

Purchased 1989

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

J.R. Clarke. | Australian | Organisation | publisher

Mason, Walter George. | (1820–1866) English | Male | engraver

Possum, Peter. | Australian | Male | author

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013