General
General
Object Auto ID
76671
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
[South African drawings. c.1835]; Malay, Cape Town
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Side view of a rotund Muslim woman, wearing a patterned dress, a royal blue shawl and a head covering, and holding a white handkerchief in her left hand. She is wearing smart black shoes and drop earrings. In the background is a lightly done drawing of a gabled Cape Dutch mansion. (Part of a sketchbook, see 5949)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

Muslim Cape Malay

Inscriptions
Signed b.r J.W, title below the image
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Bound as a sketchbook; Paper size 312 x 230 mm
History
Object Age Comment
1850 (Mendelssohn)
Maker Comment
W., J. [poss John White, see Notes]
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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