General
General
Object Auto ID
66750
Alternate Codes
159700
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
An Amakora Caffre [sic]. c.1835; Kafir [sic] and Pack Bullock
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
A young man smoking a pipe, with a white blanket draped around his shoulders. He stands in front of an ox which has turned its head towards the viewer. Background reduced with low blue hills in the background.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Xhosas African man Oxen Cattle Pipe smoking

Inscriptions
b.r. signed JW in pencil.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Visible image 163 x 224 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
c. 1851
Maker Comment
W., J. [poss. John White, see notes]
User Comment
Gallery
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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