General
General
Object Auto ID
72894
Alternate Codes
231184
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Untitled [Cape Malay woman]; [14 water-colour drawings.]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Full-length portrait of a woman in three-quarter view. She wears a floor-length patterned pink dress, a patterned blouse, and a short red shawl. Over her right arm is a long blue shawl. Her hair is in a bun held together with a large needle. The background is an aloe plant drawn lightly 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

Cape Malay Muslim dress

Inscriptions
b.r. signed "J.W", t.r. numbered 13.
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
c. 1842
Maker Comment
W., J.
Collector Comment
Watercolour and pencil
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