General
General
Object Auto ID
83138
Alternate Codes
159676
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Cape Town from Amsterdam Battery; View of Cape Town and Table Bay
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Ships in the bay and some buildings on the shore with Lutheran Church on the right. Unfinished.

Provenance

Purchased 1941 - see notes

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

Cape Town Lutheran Church Wooden jetty

Inscriptions
No visible inscription in front. On back in pencil "Cape Town from Amsterdam Battery".
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Visible image 169 x 260 mm
History
Object Age Comment
[1838?]
Maker Comment
WEBB SMITH, Christopher, 1793-1871
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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