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1) Pastoral Scene; 2) Near the Cotswolds; 3) A Croydon Lane; 4) The Backwater; 5) Sheraton Side Table; 6) Georgian Grandfather Clock

Alfred William Rich, 1856–1921

Part of one gift and one bequest to 14 museums by Phillippa Holliday through the Art Fund between 1933 and 1935. Pastoral Scene by Alfred Rich is the only work remaining in the collection, the other three watercolours and the two pieces of furniture were disposed from the collection in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Title of artwork, date

1) Pastoral Scene; 2) Near the Cotswolds; 3) A Croydon Lane; 4) The Backwater; 5) Sheraton Side Table; 6) Georgian Grandfather Clock, 1856–1921

Date supported

1935

Medium and material

1-4) watercolour; 5) mahogany / tulip wood; 6) walnut

Dimensions

Various

Gifted by

Mrs Philippa Holliday

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