General
General
Object Auto ID
74054
Alternate Codes
231228
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
A Muslim man and woman in conversation. The woman wears a yellow dress and holds a small red open umbrella. The man wears a traditional conical "toering" hat over his turban, and a blue jacket, a white shirt and cream trousers. (Part of a collection, see 38850)Untitled [A Souvenir from Cape Town]; [Twelve water-colour paintings of Cape Malays 189- ]

Provenance

Unknown

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Cape Malay Muslim toering hat

Inscriptions
Title "A souvenir from Cape Town" written diagonally t.l. in black ink. Signed b.l. with initials "WR" in black paint or ink.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (circle) 70 x 70 mm. Inside frame 330 x 255 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
No date [1890s]
Maker Comment
RITTER, W. (see Notes)
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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