Picture
Rosalie V. Firth
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, ink, wood, glass and paint
Measurements
Image - 417 mm (width); 314 mm (height), Frame - 574 mm (width); 495 mm (height)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657664
Summary
A painted picture of a little girl with blonde hair tied in pink bows. Wearing a blue dress with spotted hem line and spotted cuffs and a green apron with a pink hem line. White socks with pom-poms and black shoes. She holds a green bowl in her hands and at her feet is a grey squirrel, a black and white cat and a white kitten. The background is left unpainted. The painting is signed, in ink, Rosalie V. Firth in the bottom right hand corner. It is mounted in a grey/blue paper mount and framed in a simple black wooden frame. The sellotape holding the backing paper has lost its stick and the backing paper is coming away.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr Peter Good in June 1983.
Marks and inscriptions
In the bottom right-hand corner of the painting: 'Rosalie V. Firth'
Makers and roles
Rosalie V. Firth, artist