Bed Time
William Shackleton 1872 - 1933
Summary
A domestic scene with a woman and child seated, reading a nursery alphabet book illustrated with farmyard animals. A second woman in a checked dress to the right leans over the chair, her hand on the child's back. The Interior includes a cottage window to the left with a large vase of foxgloves on the window sill, and a doorway just visible on extreme right.
Object Name
Bed Time
Creators Name
Date Created
1925
Dimensions
unframed: 45.2cm x 49.1cm
framed: 66.5cm x 71cm
accession number
1938.409
Place of creation
England
Support
canvas
Medium
oil paint
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