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[Kookaburra], 1900 - 1930

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/2/21

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Fonds:

Fifty-three undated watercolours intended as bookmarks, each 200 x 45 mm in size, sold by John Sands of Sydney as indicated by stickers pasted onto the reverse. The images are of birds, with the exception of two koala bears, two kangaroos and one opossum. The vast majority are the work of three authors, signed Artah, M. Simpson and Koddi. Artah is Violet Artah Bartlett, an artist specialising in Australian ornithology who worked in Sydney during the 1920s. It has proved impossible as yet to gather information about the other two artists. One watercolour is unsigned. Pencil notes on the backs of the bookmarks identifying their subjects have been reproduced in square brackets.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900 - 1930

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Originator(s)

Koddi

Finding aid date

2018-05-21 14:52:15+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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