General
General
Object Auto ID
83188
Alternate Codes
159234
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Untitled [Hottentot woman]; [11 studies of Hottentots, Malays, Africans and wagons. c.1838]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Three-quarter view of a Khoi woman wearing a Western dress and a red head scarf. Her left arm is folded across her chest and she is facing the viewer. Border indicated by a black ink line.

Provenance

Purchased 1941 - see notes

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

Indigenous peoples Khoi

Inscriptions
No visible inscription.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
11 framed in 1. (Top row second from right of 11 framed in 1 one 19358 (viii-ix), (xi)-(xii), (xiv)-(xvi), (xviii)-(xx), (xxiiii). Heavy wood and glass frame with interior gold trim.; Visible image 115 x 77 mm
History
Object Age Comment
c.1838
Maker Comment
W., J. possibly by [poss John White, see Notes]
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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