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Sketchbook

1840s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Page from a sketchbook recording decorative details and features of buildings in Cairo, Egypt

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on a sketchbook page
Brief description
James William Wild. Page from a sketchbook showing decorative details of mosques and domestic buildings in Cairo. 1840s.
Physical description
Page from a sketchbook recording decorative details and features of buildings in Cairo, Egypt
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.25in
  • Width: 5.5in
Credit line
Given by Miss Elizabeth H.M. Wild
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938. London: The Board of Education, 1939.
Collection
Accession number
E.3841:40-1938

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
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