General
General
Object Auto ID
71084
Alternate Codes
231172
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Untitled [Standing woman with a baby on her back]; [14 water-colour drawings.]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Image with negative undertones of an indigenous woman with a baby on her back and holding a wine bottle. She wears a patched yellow skirt, pink spotted blouse and a pink checked head scarf. Background of trees and shrubs lightly drawn in pencil. (Part of a portfolio, see 33039)

Provenance

Purchased from Miss J Harnett, Kenilworth, 150 pounds. ON (Order Number?) 153961 8/3/1961

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Indigenous peoples Khoi alcohol wine bottle baby mother child

Inscriptions
b.r. signed "J.W", t.r numbered 1. Watermark: [W]hatman Mill 1839
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
In portfolio; Paper size 250 x 190 mm
History
Object Age Comment
c. 1842
Maker Comment
W., J.
Collector Comment
Watercolour and pencil
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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