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Air & Earth
c 1880

Earth could have a piece of gold fabric inserted behind her head and a small piece of linen behind her body and then framed.

Cataloguing

the natural linen ground outlined in terracotta silks with the figures holding sprays of fruits or a stole, the grounds couched in gold coloured twisted silk, 27 x 9 1/2 in or 69 x 24 cm.

Condition

Air is in very good condition but Earth has a 3 x 3 1/2 cm chunk from the top. There is also a brownish mark to the centre of her body and a small slit.