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A collection of eight framed prints and calligraphic works featuring varied subjects including vintage advertisements, contemporary cartoons, and inspirational quotes. The group includes two illustrations based on vintage advertisements, one for Andrews Liver Salt featuring a man searching for his pipe with the text ‘I must have left it behind!’, and another for Force cereal featuring the character Sunny Jim with the rhyme ‘High o’er the fence leaps Sunny Jim, FORCE is the food that raises him.’ The collection includes a black and white cartoon titled ‘RECYCLING DOUBTS’ depicting a figure at a recycling bin labelled ‘WHATEVER’, signed ‘MATT’ in the lower right, and a colour illustration of a figure in a floral robe. Four calligraphic works on paper are included, featuring various quotes: ‘God, give me Patience but please- Hurry.’ and ‘Don’t waste time looking at your hill- Climb it.’, both signed in the lower right ‘Margaret Dundrow, Calligrapher.’; ‘If you haven’t got what you love – love what you have got.’; and a small ‘love is…’ comic clipping reading ‘…being her one and only Valentine.’ All works are presented in matching light-wood frames under glass. The papers show varying degrees of light toning.
Condition report:
The collection is in good, stable condition. The printed colours and calligraphic inks remain clear and vibrant. There is minor handling wear to the wood frames (photo 1). The paper supports show consistent light toning across the group, visible in photo 1 and photo 4. There is no evidence of foxing or moisture damage to the prints.
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