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Illustration of Carriages
Print
ca. 1800-1850 (made)
ca. 1800-1850 (made)
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This print entered the collections of the V&A Museum as part of a group of ‘illustrations of carriages’ in 1860. It illustrates three forms of carriage: the top image is of an open sedan chair in which a white man sits, carried on a long pole by four black bearers; the middle image is of a covered sedan chair, carried on a pole by two men; and the third is of a white woman reclining in a hammock slung to a pole carried by two men.
Images such as this of the New World became available to the European public through the publication of travel narratives by Spanish, French, English, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch explorers from the 16th century. Many were accompanied by illustrations, often based on first hand observations. Hugely popular, these illustrations were widely copied during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Images such as this of the New World became available to the European public through the publication of travel narratives by Spanish, French, English, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch explorers from the 16th century. Many were accompanied by illustrations, often based on first hand observations. Hugely popular, these illustrations were widely copied during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Object details
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| Title | Illustration of Carriages (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving, etching and aquatint on paper |
| Brief description | Print depicting three different types of sedan chair carried by black bearers |
| Physical description | Print represents three separate scenes with three different types of sedan chairs carried by black bearers. The first one shows a long wooden chair, similar to a bed, supported by two black men on each side, in the chair a white man wearing an hat. Also a big bird, perhaps a parrot is sitting on the edge of the chair. The second one is a big covered wooden chair with a lady holding open a little window. A black man on each side supporting the chair. The third scene represents yet another type of chair, a simple hammock with a woman, seated on her side, supported by 2 black men. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | On bottom right of scene in the middle, is stamped an M, probably a collector's mark |
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| Summary | This print entered the collections of the V&A Museum as part of a group of ‘illustrations of carriages’ in 1860. It illustrates three forms of carriage: the top image is of an open sedan chair in which a white man sits, carried on a long pole by four black bearers; the middle image is of a covered sedan chair, carried on a pole by two men; and the third is of a white woman reclining in a hammock slung to a pole carried by two men. Images such as this of the New World became available to the European public through the publication of travel narratives by Spanish, French, English, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch explorers from the 16th century. Many were accompanied by illustrations, often based on first hand observations. Hugely popular, these illustrations were widely copied during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
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| Accession number | 19413 |
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| Record created | August 30, 2006 |
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