Object number
96/59
Title
Blue Vinny,
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Description
An ink drawing by Thomas Hennell (1903–45) entitled 'Blue Vinny'. It depicts the interior of a cheese-making dairy, with a woman washing some utensils. It dates from circa 1936–38. It was purchased from the artist's sister.
Physical description
1 drawing: black ink
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: Ink Drawing // Accession number: 96/59 // … // Recorder: RB // Date: 22–4–96 // Description: Ink drawing by T. Hennell (1903–45), c. 1936–38 // Titled in pencil by artist ‘Blue Vinny’ // Shows inside of a cheese making dairy, with woman apparently washing some utensils. // Dimensions: 24 x 32 cms. // Associated information: Purchased ... from the artist’s sister Miss Elizabth Hennell via Mr M. MacLeod. // Reproduced p. 122 H.J. Massingham, A Countryman’s Journal (Chapman’s Hall, 1939). // References: MacLeod, M Thomas Hennell, Cambridge University Press, 1988.’
Production date
1936 - 1938
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