Item - China lock
| ID | UNSW PR 1996/0741 (075779) |
| Artist | Edwina ELLIS (1946 - ) |
| Title | China lock |
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| Category | |
| Medium | engraving |
| Materials | black ink, paper support |
| Edition Number | 37/100 |
| Measurements (cms) | |
| Height | 20.40 |
| Width | 20.40 |
| Depth | 0.00 |
| Other | Frame:60 x 59 cms |
| Marks/Inscriptions | |
| Location | lower right |
| Signed | in pencil: Edwina Ellis |
| Produced | |
| When | 1990 |
| Where | England, Cornwall |
| Style | Narrative |
| Subject | Mechanics |
| Credit Line | Purchased 1996 |
| Description/Remarks | Finely wrought engraving of a shiny metal padlock with engraved logo, suspended from grosgrain ribbon pinned to a diagonally-patterned ground; to the right three round-headed keys (broken and bent) cast shadows and reflections; to the left and pinned to the background a rectangular paper image printed with a geometric pattern made of massed keys. (The artist is known for her wood engravings however this work was produced from engraving on acrylic sheet.) |
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