A seller of Fezes and Amber mouthpieces
Watercolour
1852-1854 (painted)
1852-1854 (painted)
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On the back, pencil sketch of a Maltese fortification
Object details
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| Title | A seller of Fezes and Amber mouthpieces (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour, A seller of Fezes and Amber mouthpieces, Copy after Amadeo Preziosi, by H. H. Morant |
| Physical description | On the back, pencil sketch of a Maltese fortification |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and inscribed on the back H.H.M. fecit[?] [...] Christ[...] |
| 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: - `from Mrs M.J. Netting, Jan.1973, for £29'. [SD.676:1-3] |
| Historical context | Three similar studies with the same provenance are dated 1852, 1853, and 1854. SD.676:1-2 are copies of images by Amadeo Preziosi, versions of which exist in an album, sold Christie's 25.6.87 (132): see Preziosi notes. The version of this by Preziosi in the Christie's album is titled Turk in the bazaar offering amber mouthpieces, Armo Caps (Fez for sale). A similar figure is included in A Turkish bazaar, signed and dated 1853, sold Christie's, 29.11.84 (183). |
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| Accession number | SD.676:1 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2008 |
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