General
General
Object Auto ID
84684
Alternate Codes
231200
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Fingo Woman; [Four native studies c. 1843 - c. 1846]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Small watercolour of a side view of a woman dressed in a dark brown kaross and wearing a cloth on her head and blue anklets. Portrait-like study of the face. Aloe in bloom on the left.

Provenance

Written in pencil on back of mount board, discarded because acidic: "Chas Sawyer, London. Ordered by letter - 010/10".

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Africans. Mfengu. Fingoes Traditional dress Kaross

Inscriptions
b.r. signed and dated I'Ons 1843
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Image/paper size 330 x 214 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
1843
Maker Comment
I'ONS Frederick Timpson, 1802-1887
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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