album; drawing

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Object Type: album; drawing
Museum number: 1997,1109,0.109
Title: Object: From the Jaffna road near Trincomalle -- December 1823
Description: A pen and black ink drawing with grey wash of a landscape with a road, bridge over a river, a loose fence, trees, hills and buildings.Inscribed and dated. On the reverse is a further finished drawing in pen and black ink with grey wash of a river scene with trees, thatched huts and a river craft with oarsmen. Inscribed and dated.
Producer name
Production date: 1823
Production place: Made in: Sri Lanka; Made in: Trincomalee, Landscape with road.
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 14.90 centimetres; Width: 22 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: From an album titled: "Worthless Scraps from Many Lands".
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: domestic building; bridge; boat/ship
Associated places: Named in inscription: Trincomalee, Landscape with road.; Associated with: Sri Lanka
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1997
Acquisition notes: Prior to acquisition by the BM the collection was kept in Vancouver (Canada) by the vendor who was a descendant of the artist.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1997,1109,0.109

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