The Measured Mile
Lawson Wood (London 1878 - Sidmouth 1957)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Stained green gesso/pine frame with gold bevel and plywood backboard. Paper is coated machine wove.
Measurements
39.3 cm (H); 31.6 cm (W)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 461480
Summary
Print of large policeman sitting on a telegraph pole, measuring speed of bi-planes flying past him. Print is entitled 'The Measured Mile' on the front.
Provenance
An item from the Llanerchaeron collection, left to the National Trust in the will of John Powell Ponsonby Lewes in 1989.
Marks and inscriptions
the measured mile, Lawson Wood
Makers and roles
Lawson Wood (London 1878 - Sidmouth 1957) , artist