General
General
Object Auto ID
74896
Common Name
Lithograph
Classified Name
Local Name
Sketches of some of the various classes and tribes enhabiting [sic] The Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and the interior of Southern Africa, with a brief Account Descriptive of the manners and customs of each; Koosa Caffre [sic]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
An African man in the nude, running towards the left and facing the viewer. He holds up a large shield and assegai, and wears a headband decorated with large feathers. (Part of a book, see 5272)
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Distinguishing Features
traditional weapons Xhosa warrior feathers
Inscriptions
numbered t.r., titled below image and lithographer named b.r. - Dickenson & Co.Lith outside border line
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Dimension Comments
Bound as a book; Image size: 211 x 143 mm.
History
History
Object Age Comment
1851 (date from Mendelssohn - see Notes under first entry)
Maker Comment
W., J.
Production Place
User Comment
Dickinson & Co Lithographers
Collector Comment
Lithograph
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Site Association
Site Association
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Assessments
Movements
Declaration
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