Polly the parrot sitting on a music score on the keys of a piano

Chichester, Rosalie (1865-1949)


Item type:
painting
Height:
44.0 cm  (17 5/16 in.)
Width:
29.0 cm  (11 7/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum
    National Trust[Museum inv. no.: 988026]Bequeathed by the artist to the collection (1949)

Description

A brightly coloured parrot sits on top of a piece of music notation which is draped on the keys of a piano. 'Polly' also appears in another painting by Chichester, in front of a mirror (no musical motifs).

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Upright pianoforte [2311] (Part of lower part of piano shown.)

Musical works

legible music notation

Image URLs

image link 1
Catalogued as part of the Public Catalogue Foundation project.

RIdIM record id

1614

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