Watercolour and ink drawing
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1880 - 1930
Materials
Card
Measurements
150 x 115 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 216708
Summary
Black and white watercolour and ink drawing on card. Depicts an owl perched on a wall with ivy in the foreground and with the a bell and trees in the background. Handwritten 6 line poem on the reverse.
Marks and inscriptions
Reverse, centre: Twilight falls on moon and fell And as rings the evening bell, The heavy owl wakes up; Peeping into ev'ry nest, Choosing the fattest and the best That he and his may sup.