Kavass Ambassadors Guard
Watercolour
ca. 1830-1840 (painted)
ca. 1830-1840 (painted)
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Watercolour, `Kavass Ambassadors' Guard', about 1830 to 1840, by Charles Frederick or Carlo Federico Brockdorff
Object details
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| Title | Kavass Ambassadors Guard (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil, touched with gold, on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Kavass Ambassadors' Guard', about 1830 to 1840, by Charles Frederick or Carlo Federico Brockdorff |
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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 |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - 'Bt W. Spencer, Oct.1968 £18', [with SD.167-SD.171]. |
| Historical context | A kavass [Turkish `çavus'] was originally the equivalent of a sergeant, but came to mean an armed bodyguard |
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| Accession number | SD.166 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2007 |
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