JAR
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- REEVES' PICTURE MASTIC VARNISH
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- GLASS, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19960053281
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- REEVES' PICTURE MASTIC VARNISH
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- GLASS, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Description
- 1. JAR. 13.4CM (H) X 5.7CM (D). GLASS JAR WITH SHORT NARROW NECK AND THREADED STEEL BLACK CAP. PAPER LABEL ADHERED TO SIDE: BLACK, RED, AND WHITE; READS "REEVES' PICTURE MASTIC VARNISH THE BEST VARNISH FOR USE ON OIL PAINTINGS, BUT SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED UNLESS PAINTINGS ARE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS OLD". BOTTOM OF BOTTLE EMBOSSED "8OZ 00 4 V-48 A 3". CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNT OF YELLOW TINTED VARNISH. 2. JAR. 10CM (H) X 5.5CM (D). CLEAR GLASS JAR WITH THREADED WHITE STEEL CAP, MARKED "HEINZ 57 VARIETIES TO OPEN TAP EDGE AND TURN CAP MADE IN CANADA". PIECE OF MASKING TAPE ACROSS FRONT OF JAR, HANDWRITTEN "MASTIC VARNISH". CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNT OF YELLOW-TINTED VARNISH.
- Subjects
- CONTAINER
- Historical Association
- FINE ARTS
- History
- *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THE VARIOUS DONATIONS PERTAINING TO EDWARD FREDERICK HAGELL. SEE RECORD P19960053001 FOR AN EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST; SEE PERMANENT FILES P19960053001, P20040009001, P20060027001, P20070008001, AND P20070012001 FOR NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, DETAILS ON PAST GALT DIRECTOR/CURATOR WILMA WOOD'S BOOK ON THE ARTIST, AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE HAGELL FAMILY.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960053281
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-05
- Collection
- Museum
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