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Girl Combing her Hair at a Mirror

William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest | © William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest

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Dimensions: 17.1 x 14
Object Type: print
Material: paper
Catalogue number: P540
Designer and maker: Platt, John Gerald (1892 - 1975)
Credit notes: Presented by Charles Potter, 1977

The attention to detail in this print challenges the initial assumption that this is an everyday scene. Despite being rendered in black and white, there is a lot of light in this image, giving off the impression of morning. We are perhaps viewing the subject through a window, creating a voyeuristic gaze. The apple that the woman is holding is an ambiguous symbol associated with temptation.

Lucinda Purkis and Raizel Frankl-Slater, WMG Young Producers

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