Iris and the Gnome

© Estates of Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths

Iris and the Gnome

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Iris and the Gnome,

September 1917, printed 1921

Elsie Wright, English, 1901–1988
Frances Griffiths, English, 1907–1986
2008-51

Information

Title
Iris and the Gnome
Dates

September 1917, printed 1921

Maker
Elsie Wright
Frances Griffiths
Medium
Carbon print
Dimensions
15.2 × 11.4 cm (6 × 4 1/2 in.) mount: 20.4 x 15.2 cm. (8 1/16 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Surdna Fund
Object Number
2008-51
Place Depicted

Europe, England, Cottingley

Inscription
Printed on mount below image, left: B. IRIS AND THE GNOME. / Copyright. Photograph taken Sept., 1917.
Culture
English
Type
photographs, carbon prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
mounting, carbon process
Subject
figures (representations), trees, mythical or legendary beings, portraits, women

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