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Small oval body (flat back and front) with long narrow hardwood neck. Body covered with python snakeskin on front and back with wooden veneer sides, 3 hexagonal tapered pegs. Peg box with scroll (bone string separator). No existent strings. No…

Stool used by Rose Grainger in her home with her son Percy Grainger. Rose probably purchased this stool in New York, in the period 1915-1920s.
Carved Rosewood Chinese stool with inlaid marble top, Approx 40 x 40 x 40cm

DESCRIPTION: silk, thread, linen, wooden base.
OVERVIEW: Shoes are conical or sheath-shaped, intended to imitate the shape of lotus flowers. They are made of cotton or silk, so small that they can be put into the palm of your hand. Some designs have…

DESCRIPTION: Female doll wearing ornate silk chinese costume. Pink top, purple skirt with embroidery. Elaborate beaded headdress. Size: 29 x 9 x 8cm
INSCRIPTIONS: On base "Made in China" and "4/6"
OVERVIEW: This Chinese Doll is a unique…

The wide variety of clothing reflects the diversity of culture in the nation during the Qing Dynasty. After the Manchu-Qing rulers from the north of the great wall seized the power in China, they assert authority over the dominant native Han Chinese…

Silver gelatin print.

50.7 x 40.5 cm

Portrait of Rose Grainger showing her profile. She is wearing a dark coloured dress with lace trimmings near the collar. She is also wearing a metal necklace.

Digital print from scanned photograph.

Photograph of imprints made in the flesh by Knife and hot keys, 1902

digital print from scanned sheet film.

Looking like a contemporary depiction of the martyrdom of Saint Anthony, the original purpose of this photograph has been lost. Grainger is depicted in silhouette, and the original negative has been…

Silver gelatin print

Percy Grainger close to the end of his life, c.1960