General
General
Object Auto ID
74055
Alternate Codes
231229
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
A man dressed in blue pants, white shirt and a yellow waistcoat. He wears wooden "kaparang" sandals and a red turban. In his right hand he holds a printed greetings sheet and in his left hand a conical "toering" hat. (Part of a collection, see 38850)Untitled [Many Happy Returns of the Day]; [Twelve water-colour paintings of Cape Malays 189- ]

Provenance

Unknown

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Cape Malay Muslim toering hat kaparangs

Inscriptions
Title written in the paper scroll that the man is holding. 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) 105 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
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