Sketch of Spanish Leather Curtain of the 16th Century
Drawing
ca. 1850-1881 (made)
ca. 1850-1881 (made)
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Watercolour, pen, and pencil drawing on paper of a Spanish curtain. Drawn in pencil, watercolour is applied in parts to suggest the colours of the curtain. Stars and indistinguishable flowers and an animal that could possibly be a wolf, dog, or panther are depicted on an emerald and red crest. Green and gold floral motif surrounds the centred crest.
Object details
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| Title | Sketch of Spanish Leather Curtain of the 16th Century (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, pen, and pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, Sketch of a Spanish Leather Curtain of the 16th Century, partly coloured in red, yellow, light and dark blue, William Burges, English, ca. 1850-1881. |
| Physical description | Watercolour, pen, and pencil drawing on paper of a Spanish curtain. Drawn in pencil, watercolour is applied in parts to suggest the colours of the curtain. Stars and indistinguishable flowers and an animal that could possibly be a wolf, dog, or panther are depicted on an emerald and red crest. Green and gold floral motif surrounds the centred crest. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Sketch of a Spanish Leather Curtian of the 16th Century, the Property of this Museum. / William Burges, A.R.A. / 1827-1881.' (Inscribed at bottom of exterior mount, not written on drawing itself.) |
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| Associated object | 141-1882 (Original) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 141A-1882 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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