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An image of Leather blotter with gum flower, leaf and nut design by Edith Sansom

Edith Sansom

(Australia late 19th century– )

Title
Leather blotter with gum flower, leaf and nut design
Other titles:
Blotter with gumnut design
Year
(circa 1914)
Media category
Leatherwork
Materials used
hand tooled leather with repoussé decoration and stitched edges
Dimensions

30.9h x 28.2cm width

Signature & date
Signed l.r. "ETS" [monogram]
Credit
Purchased 1914
Accession number
2323a
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (2)

Deborah Edwards and Alisa de Torres, Australian decorative arts 1991, Domain, 1991, 17. cat.no. 73

Jackie Menzies, Project 24: Cicadas and Gumnuts -The Society of Arts and Crafts 1906-1935 1978, Sydney, 1978. cat.no. 100; titled "Blotter with gumnut design"; Collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Exhibition history (2)

Project 24 - Cicadas and Gumnuts: The Society of Arts and Crafts 1906-1935 (1978), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 01 Apr 1978–07 May 1978

Flora and Fauna - Australian Decorative Art from the Gallery's Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 Apr 1998–20 Jun 1998