"Complete despair following the death of Doctor Yates"

  • Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990
Date:
October 1963
Reference:
PP/ADA/C/8/15/123
Part of:
Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Two red lobsters and an unpainted snake above on a purple ground. Inscribed by the creator on the reverse. Creator's name and the date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

October 1963

Physical description

1 painting pencil and watercolour on paper

Arrangement

Prior to Wellcome Collection, this work was framed and stored in a former shower room on 1st floor of Reay House, Lambeth Hospital. The work has been deframed during cataloguing for preservation reasons.

Notes

The title has been taken from wording on the object.

Where to find it

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