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Character And Costume In Turkey and Italy

Print
ca. 1840 (made), ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph of a sultan from a volume of costume drawings in Turkey and Italy, tinted with one tint-stone, with additional colouring by hand, half-bound in red morocco. Lettered with title.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Character And Costume In Turkey and Italy (series title)
  • The Sultan in his State Caique (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph
Brief description
Title page of a volume of prints drawn by Thomas Allom and engraved by Charles Hullmandel entitled 'Character And Costume In Turkey and Italy', depicting 'The Sultan in his State Caique'. Great Britain, ca. 1840.
Physical description
Lithograph of a sultan from a volume of costume drawings in Turkey and Italy, tinted with one tint-stone, with additional colouring by hand, half-bound in red morocco. Lettered with title.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42.8cm
  • Width: 32cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
Printed by C.Hullmandel (Lettered)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.20

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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