General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    70746
    Alternate Codes
    159325
    Common Name
    Lithograph
    Classified Name
    Local Name
    Heerengracht, now Adderley Street, Cape Town
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    Street scene of the Heerengracht with soldiers marching in the foreground. On the left is the Commercial Exchange, with a market in progress outside. To left and right are the towers of the Dutch Reformed Church and the old St. George's Church. To the right front is the shop of A. Miller the Tailor, on the corner of Strand Street; his wall bears a large numeral 13, which he always featured in his advertisements.

    Provenance

    Unknown

    Description
    Distinguishing Features

    Cape Town Adderley Street. Commercial Exchange c.1850 Miller, A. Business premises Cape Malay hawkers Muslim D R Church Groote Kerk. St George's Church. Soldiers military

    Inscriptions
    No visible inscription
    Measurement Type Unit Value
    Dimension Comments
    Inside mount 410 x 550 mm
    History
    Object Age Comment
    c.1850
    Maker Comment
    ARTIST UNKNOWN [possibly W.J.] [Schonegevel, Johan Marthinus Carstens, probable lithographer]
    User Comment
    Assembly, Ground Floor Passage, leading to Secretary's office
    Collector Comment
    Lithograph
    Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
    Site Association
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