General
General
Object Auto ID
66804
Alternate Codes
159492
Common Name
Pastel drawing
Classified Name
Drawing
Local Name
Malay Houses [Cape Town]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Pastel drawing of the front of two double-storeyed houses, in the Malay Quarter of Cape Town. Doors of houses are open with a child in one and a woman and child in the other. Chickens in the foreground.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Drawing
Distinguishing Features

Cape Town. Bo-Kaap Malay Quarter Muslim chickens

Inscriptions
No inscription on the work
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Visible image 232 x 300 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
c.1905
Maker Comment
SMITHARD, George Salisbury, 1873-1919
User Comment
Library tea Room
Collector Comment
Pastel on paper
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