Screenprint on ceramic tile
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PortDistinguishing Letters Scottish Fishing Vessels collaboration with George L Thomson  
Purchased 1981
abstraction
boat, fishing
geometric
nationality
non-representational
plants and flowers
Scottish
sea poppy
society
text
transport: water
sculpture screenprint ceramic tile
9 November 2012 – 17 February 2013
2013-02-17
10 November 2012 – 17 February 2013
2013-02-17
2012-11-10
Tate Britain (London, UK)
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2012-11-09
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Collection based display
8 May 2023 – 12 May 2024
2024-05-12
8 May 2023 – 12 May 2024
2024-05-12
2023-05-08
Tate Modern (London, UK)
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2023-05-08
ARTIST ROOMS Ian Hamilton Finlay
Collection based display
Port-Distinguishing Letters of Scottish Fishing Vessels [collaboration with George L Thomson]
unconfirmed: 153 × 153 mm
Purchased 1981
<p><b>P07466</b> [from] SEA POPPY 1975 [<a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/finlay-midway-through-a-dark-wood-p07465" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07465</span></a>-<a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/finlay-uss-enterprise-a-celebration-of-earth-air-fire-water-p07468" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07468</span></a>; complete]
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<br/>Not inscribed
<br/>Four ceramic tiles with screenprinting, published by the Wild Hawthorn Press, Each 6×6 (15.3×15.3)
<br/>Purchased from Coracle Press (Grant-in-Aid) 1981
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<br/>[no further details]
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1984
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Catalogue entry
2004-07-23T00:00:00
catalogue-entry
CATALOGUE_ENTRY
abstraction boat, fishing geometric nationality non-representational plants and flowers Scottish sea poppy society text transport: water