Habit of Moorish Pilgrims returning from Mecca, in 1586
Etching
1757-72 (printed)
1757-72 (printed)
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Hand-coloured etching depicting the dress of Moorish Pilgrims in 1586. Lettered with title and 'Pelerins Mores, revenans de la Mecque'. Numbered 71
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Title | Habit of Moorish Pilgrims returning from Mecca, in 1586 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured etching |
Brief description | Hand-coloured etching published by Thomas Jefferys entitled 'Habit of Moorish Pilgrims returning from Mecca, in 1586', plate 70 from Vol.1 of 'A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern', 4 vols. Great Britain, 1757-72. |
Physical description | Hand-coloured etching depicting the dress of Moorish Pilgrims in 1586. Lettered with title and 'Pelerins Mores, revenans de la Mecque'. Numbered 71 |
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Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
Object history | The plate is a different state from the plate in the book. The image is a reversed version of the illustration facing p.124 in N.de Nicolay, Les quatre premiers livres des Navigations et Peregrinations Orientales de N.de Nicolay..., Lyon, [1567]. |
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Accession number | SP.335 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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