General
General
Object Auto ID
83208
Alternate Codes
159698
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
A covered wagon
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Watercolour of a single wagon outspanned in the veld. Two oxen are resting in the background. In the foreground are three men relaxing around a wood fire with a black cooking pot. One man is seated on a small barrel, another leans again the back wagon wheel, and the third is seated on the ground.

Provenance

Purchased 1941 - see notes

Description
Technique Types
Painting
Distinguishing Features

Wagons. Outspan indigenous people campfire

Inscriptions
No visible inscriptions
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
c.1838
Maker Comment
WEBB SMITH, Christopher, 1793-1871, attributed to
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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