Hog and Wheatsheaf or Hampshire Hog

Item Overview

Title

Hog and Wheatsheaf or Hampshire Hog

Creator

Gill, Eric, 1882-1940

Date Created

1915

Date

1915

Collection

Eric Gill Artwork Collection

Notes

Description

Design for printing on paper bags for the Hampshire House Bakery, Doves Place, Hammersmith, 1915. The same block was used for at least 4 publications. Depicts a hog and sheaf of wheat within a circle with the text: Hampshire House Bakery, Doves Place, Hammersmith.

Physical Description

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 5 3/8 on paper 8 1/4 x 8 5/8"

Medium

engraving

Keywords

Genre

wood engravings (prints)