Artwork : ArchiveNo00191
Pool Floor c.1950
Artefact
Contributor
| ContributionForm | |
|---|---|
| Contributor Name | Hilsea Lido |
| Contributor Image | jane_smith_lido.jpg |
| Profession | |
| Location | Hilsea |
| Collection Date | 04.02.09 11.48am |
| Artefact Name | Pool Floor |
| Artefact Description | Layers of the blue floor paint from the pool floor. The paint was already cracked and flaking off. |
| Artefact Date | c.1950 |
| Artefact Stored | East-side end of main pool |
| Artefact Form | |
| Artefact Image | 00191_w.jpg |
| Sample Taken | Floor paint layers |
| Sample Image | |
| History of Artefact |
It is typical pool-coloured paint. The sample contains several layers of paint made up of varying shades of blue. ‘It was last painted in July 2008, it is painted every season.’ Jane Smith |
| Historian | Jane Smith |
| Previous Owners | Portsmouth City Council |
| Special Memories | ‘The blue paint on the floor of the pool makes the water appear lovely and blue, inviting and quite tropical.’ Jane Smith |
| Artwork Image | 00191_web.jpg |
Comments
The sample was analysed on it's side to reveal about 24 layers of paint!! -- Seran Kubisa - 15 Nov 2009
| I | Attachmentb | Action | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
 jpg |
00191_w.jpg | manage | 213.8 K |
| jpg |
00191_web.jpg | manage | 363.7 K |
| jpg |
jane_smith_lido.jpg | manage | 173.0 K |
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