Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews; Act III; Unique antiques The gilt and gesso painted

The gilt and gesso painted pine exhibit nameplate label from the original oil painting of 'The Imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots at Lochleven Castle' by Alfred Barron Clay (1831 -1868) painted in 1857 and exhibited in 1861

There is wear commensurate with age to the pine

Suspended from a softwood top rail the painted canvas is in fair to good overall condition

the village where these carvings came from

Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews; Act III; Unique antiques The gilt and gesso paintedOrigin: EnglishPeriod: 21stCProvenance: Direct from the Studio of Hannah Matthews; UniqueDate: c. 2022Height: 18Depth: 8. 5Width: 10. 5 (all at extremities)Ingredients:(1)Early 20thC Chinoiserie Toleware Baby Gramophone Horn(2)Preserved domestic kitten (Felis catus)Techniques: Traditional Bind Up. Leave unmeddled. See here for an introduction to the collaboration.