General
General
Object Auto ID
66712
Alternate Codes
158986
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Rider of the post between Haartenbosh and Mossel Bay
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Indigenous woman with red scarf and patterned clothes is riding on horseback. Over her shoulder is a postal bag marked "V.R. Mossel Bay". A bottle of gin and a mug are hooked to the saddle.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Postal services mail Horse Mossel Bay Hartenbos Hartenbosch Sam Sly alcohol

Inscriptions
b.l. below the drawing 'For "Sam Sly's" African Journal'; t.c. 'The Rider of the Post between Haartenbosh and Mossel Bay'.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Visible image 194 x 209 mm
History
Object Age Comment
c.1844-46
Maker Comment
SAMMONS, William Layton, 1800-1882
User Comment
Removed from public display Nov 2002
Collector Comment
Pencil and watercolour on paper
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