Character And Costume In Turkey and Italy
Print
ca. 1840 (made), ca. 1840 (made)
ca. 1840 (made), ca. 1840 (made)
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Lithograph depicting 'The favourite Storyteller of Constantinople', tinted with one tint-stone, with additional colouring by hand, half-bound in red morocco. A group of men sit around the storyteller, smoking pipes and drinking from small glasses. Lettered with title.
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph |
| Brief description | Lithograph entitled 'The favourite Storyteller of Constantinople' from a volume of prints drawn by Thomas Allom and engraved by Charles Hullmandel entitled 'Character And Costume In Turkey and Italy'. Great Britain, ca. 1840. |
| Physical description | Lithograph depicting 'The favourite Storyteller of Constantinople', tinted with one tint-stone, with additional colouring by hand, half-bound in red morocco. A group of men sit around the storyteller, smoking pipes and drinking from small glasses. Lettered with title. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Designed from Nature & on Stone by T. Allom. Printed by C.Hullmandel. Fisher, Son & Co' Paris & London. (Lettered)
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
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| Accession number | SP.21 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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