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A Chameleon

Drawing
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour depicting a chameleon. Probably copied from book illustrations.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Chameleon (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Water-colour on paper
Brief description
Chameleon, watercolour by Christiana Grace Turnour Gibson, Britain, 19th century
Physical description
Watercolour depicting a chameleon. Probably copied from book illustrations.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.7cm
  • Width: 22.4cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'procured at Sierra Leone June 30th. 1799 G.G.' (inscribed in ink on the back with deleted sentences, of which these words are legible)
  • G. Gibson (signed in ink at the bottom right)
Credit line
Given by the Misses Ruby E. and Irene G. Cleeve
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Accession number
E.425-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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