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Watercolour Drawing

first quarter 19th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing of a woman in a blue sleeveless dress over a white shift, with a lilac striped apron over it and a yellow fichu tucked over her bosom. She wears elbow length gloves with the finger-tips cut off, a black frilled cap with a curiously shaped wide-brimmed straw hat on top, and carries a bunch of green grapes while resting her other hand on a basket of wine grapes with straps to carry on the back. Stamped with a Paquin archive stamp


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
watercolour drawing
Brief description
Unknown. Watercolour drawing of a woman in folk dress with a basket of grapes. French, first quarter 19th century.
Physical description
Watercolour drawing of a woman in a blue sleeveless dress over a white shift, with a lilac striped apron over it and a yellow fichu tucked over her bosom. She wears elbow length gloves with the finger-tips cut off, a black frilled cap with a curiously shaped wide-brimmed straw hat on top, and carries a bunch of green grapes while resting her other hand on a basket of wine grapes with straps to carry on the back. Stamped with a Paquin archive stamp
Credit line
Given by the House of Worth
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
E.22396:1-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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