Paintbox of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
Paintbox of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
About this item
Full title
Date
1918
Call Numbers
R 924
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
Objects - 14 x 22 x 3 cm. (Box dimensions) - Exterior black paint on box surface flecked in parts. Some ceramic receptacles are missing. There are no paintbrushes in the paintbrush compartment - 1 painted black metal paintbox with outer and inner hinged lids which fold over each other to close the b...
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Level of description
Fonds
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Digitised
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Paintbox of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
Notes
General note
Quantity of remaining paint in each ceramic receptacle varies from full to nearly empty
Digital order no:Album ID : 823754
Signature / Inscriptions
"Windsor & Newton Ltd., London England" -- printed on a metal plate affixed to the hinged inner lid and also indented on each individual ceramic paint receptacle
"Ida Rentoul Outhwaite 1918" -- handwritten on hinged inner lid
Contextual Information
Source
Presented April 2002
Administrative / Biographical history
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960) illustrated Australian childrens books and was best known for fantasy and fairy themes. She had no formal training and worked during a period when female illustrators of books for children were not seriously regarded. Her exhibitions and books were not well reviewed, possibly for these reasons. Retrospectively she...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 924
Record Identifier
9gkdxmm9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkdxmm9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
420951
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