Object number
1962.110.1
Title
Sphinx
Creator
Description
Portrait of Jane Miller, the artist's daughter, in the pose of a sphinx. Made of limewood on a macassar ebony and walnut stand by Alec Miller. Miller said of the piece, 'At the RA this piece was so popular that people stroked down her back until the carving was filthy and I got permission twice to go to the RA early and give her a bath!'
Production place
Chipping Campden
Date
1927 - 1927
Production period
Arts & Crafts
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- h: 200mm
- w: 240mm
- diam: 118mm
Inscription
ALEC MILLER 1927