General
General
Object Auto ID
66726
Alternate Codes
159095
Common Name
Ink drawing
Classified Name
Drawing
Local Name
The sinking ship and the proverbial rats [cartoon c.1890]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of Johannesburg is depicted as a sinking ship, possibly due to an economic recession, with the rats, bearing the names of Barnato, Joel, J.B. Robinson etc., deserting it.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Drawing
Distinguishing Features

Caricatures and cartoons. Johannesburg. ca 1890

Inscriptions
b.c. title and commentaries
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Visible image 216 x 260 mm
History
Object Age Comment
c.1890
Maker Comment
SCHROEDER, William Howard, c.1852-1892
Collector Comment
Ink on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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