General
General
Object Auto ID
66776
Alternate Codes
159681
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Opening of the Queen's Bridge, Natal
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Shows the bridge, decorated with flags, over the Umgeni River at Durban. People have congregated on the river banks and several tents ve been erected.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Bridge Durban Mgeni river

Inscriptions
b.r signed W.Austin; b.l. title "Opening of the Queen's Bridge, Natal".
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Brown wood with inner gold trim, perspex; Visible image 212 x 348 mm
History
Object Age Comment
[22 Sep 1864]
Maker Comment
AUSTIN, W.
User Comment
1. New Houses of Parliament (Old Assembly), room no. E.135 2. Secretary to Parliament's suite E33. Taken down August 2007.
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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