Temple of Isis - Island of Philae
Drawing
ca. 1839 (drawn)
ca. 1839 (drawn)
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Drawing
Object details
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| Title | Temple of Isis - Island of Philae (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, stuck down on card |
| Brief description | Drawing, `Temple of Isis - Island of Philae', about 1839. Mrs Thurburn. |
| Physical description | Drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed By Mrs. Thurburn and inscribed with title; signature and inscription on separate piece of paper taken from original mount, stuck down on cardboard sheet below drawing. |
| 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. fr. Alister Mathews, Poole, Dorset April 1963 £3'. [SD.1046-SD.1048] |
| Historical context | Reproduced as a vignette in Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson, The Manners And Customs Of The Ancient Egyptians., 1878 edn., Vol.I, p.144, titled View of the ruins and vicinity of Philae.. Wilkinson does not acknowledge Mrs.Thurburn as the person responsible for some of the illustrations in his book. |
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| Accession number | SD.1047 |
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| Record created | April 11, 2008 |
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