Population explosion

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Date:1900 - 1999 (c.)

Description:This is a patchwork on canvas showing a woman in bed, with seven young babies wrapped beside her. It is made from scraps of cloth by Elizabeth Allen, who made a series of collages that with a serious moral message. This work was inspired by a story she heard on the radio about a woman in South America who had taken a fertility drug and had given birth to seven stillborn babies. Size when stitched onto conservator's fabric: 384 x 476mm


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1840s
Nelson
Nelson

This is a wool picture on canvas depicting Nelson and Britannia. Nelson stands on ...

1870s
The Yacht Sunbeam in the Solent
The Yacht Sunbeam in the Solent

This wool and silk picture shows the yacht 'Sunbeam' which was built in 1874 and ...

1900s
Population Explosion - detail
Population Explosion - detail

This is a patchwork on canvas showing a woman in bed, with seven young babies wrapped ...

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Source: Compton Verney House Trust

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