General
General
Object Auto ID
83203
Alternate Codes
159214
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Local Name
Canteen scene; [8 studies of Hottentots and a Malay priest. c.1838]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Depiction with negative undertones of a Khoi man in Western clothes, leaning with folded arms against the wall of a canteen. Through the open door one can see a woman and a man inside. On the outside wall is a sign "Collison's homebrew[.]" and above the door "Licensed to."
Provenance
Purchased 1941 - see notes
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Khoi Alcohol Canteen Liquor Collison's
Inscriptions
No visible inscription
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Visible image 173 x 115 mm.
History
History
Object Age Comment
c.1838
Maker Comment
WEBB SMITH, Christopher, 1793-1871, possibly by
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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Site Association
Site Association
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