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The Cape of the Veil [Sinai]
Watercolour
1852 (painted)
1852 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Cape of the Veil [Sinai] (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white, on thick paper,
stuck down on card |
| Brief description | Watercolour, The Cape of the Veil [Sinai], 1852 by William Edward Dighton (1822-1853) |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title and ras el Bourka; inscribed in later hands on the back with title, W.J. Muller and From Collection of Lady Sold by Agnews |
| 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 | According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt Holder, Feb. 1962, £4'. |
| Historical context | The Cape of the Veil or Ras al Burqah was apparently on Dighton's route from St. Catherine's along the Gulf of Aqabah to Palestine. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.325 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2008 |
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