Comic designs for dance programmes, including mock Egyptian hieroglyphs
Watercolour
1891 (painted)
1891 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Comic designs for dance programmes, including mock Egyptian hieroglyphs (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour, on paper, stuck down on card, formerly in an album |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Comic designs for dance programmes, including mock Egyptian hieroglyphs, 1891, by H. E. Howard. |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Card mount inscribed EN VOYAGE and Coaling at Port Said. Inscriptions on this drawing include Some of our designs for programmes RMS Orotava Feb 20. 91 |
| 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: - `Albums [SD.509-SD.513] sold at Christie's 11.2.69 (24). |
| Historical context | One of four sketches made on board RMS Orotava travelling to Egypt in 1891. |
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| Accession number | SD.512:1 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2008 |
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