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Waiting at Liverpool to go to the Isle of Man
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Helen Bradley (1900-1997)
Waiting at Liverpool to go to the Isle of Man
signed with a fly (lower left), signed, inscribed and dated 'Waiting at Liverpool to go to the Isle of Man/Father decided we should all go for a holiday/to the Isle of Man. He said the sail and the/pleasant air of the Island would do us good. George/and I were a little afraid of the paddle steamer. It/made such a noise. Grandma and the two aunts and/the dogs, Gyp and Barney, came with us, so also did/Miss Carter (who wore pink) and Mr Taylor (the Bank/Manager). I heard the aunts whisper that/perhaps, with the journey across the water/being so romantic, Mr Taylor might propose/to Miss Carter, but he was most attentive to/Aunt Frances and Aunt Charlotte in turn which/made our holiday most enjoyable and the/year was 1906/Helen Layfield Bradfield 1969' (on a label attached to the backboard)
oil on canvas-board
18 x 24 in. (45.8 x 61 cm.)
Waiting at Liverpool to go to the Isle of Man
signed with a fly (lower left), signed, inscribed and dated 'Waiting at Liverpool to go to the Isle of Man/Father decided we should all go for a holiday/to the Isle of Man. He said the sail and the/pleasant air of the Island would do us good. George/and I were a little afraid of the paddle steamer. It/made such a noise. Grandma and the two aunts and/the dogs, Gyp and Barney, came with us, so also did/Miss Carter (who wore pink) and Mr Taylor (the Bank/Manager). I heard the aunts whisper that/perhaps, with the journey across the water/being so romantic, Mr Taylor might propose/to Miss Carter, but he was most attentive to/Aunt Frances and Aunt Charlotte in turn which/made our holiday most enjoyable and the/year was 1906/Helen Layfield Bradfield 1969' (on a label attached to the backboard)
oil on canvas-board
18 x 24 in. (45.8 x 61 cm.)
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