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Unloading oranges, London bridge: P.384-1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unloading oranges, London bridge

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brangwyn, Frank

Entities

Categories

Description

Four men carrying boxes of oranges down gangplank. Porters around, ships in background. Although the porters were often Lascars (sailors from the east Indies known as 'lascies') Brangwyn has portrayed them as flat hatted caucasians.

Legal notes

Given by Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A., November 1943

Measurements and weight

Height: 544 mm
Width: 800 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Brangwyn, Frank

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1890

Note

With signature in pencil "Frank Brangwyn".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Lithograph

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.384-1943
Primary reference Number: 206261
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 31 March 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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