Chadouf
Watercolour
1845 (painted)
1845 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Chadouf (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour, heightened with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Chadouf', 1845, by Karl Giradet |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated Karl Girardet 1845 |
| 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: - `Ex-Collection Duc de Montpensier. Bt. fr. Valenti, April 1967..., £15.' |
| Historical context | Girardet exhibited a work entitled Une Chadouf sur le Nil at the Salon in 1845, with another Egyptian subject. A Shaduf or shadoof was a device for lifting water from a water-source to irrigation channels, and frequently seen on the banks of the Nile. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.425 |
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| Record created | January 22, 2008 |
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