Court and courtiers--Clothing, History--Social life and customes
Collection of watercolours depicting various ethnographic 'types' against stylised backgrounds. Signora Turca -- Acquajuolo di Citta -- Capo... Show moreCollection of watercolours depicting various ethnographic 'types' against stylised backgrounds. Signora Turca -- Acquajuolo di Citta -- Capo conduttore delle caravane -- Guerriero del Sudan -- Beduine -- Santone mangia serpente -- Donne dell'atto Egitto -- Levantina -- Boab, Guarda portone -- Abitante della 3a Caterata -- Donna della Nubia -- Ragazza Araba -- Donna dell'alto Egitto -- Signora Levantina -- Guardia di Polizia -- Asino di affitare -- Ragazza Nubiana. Title and date devised by Library staff. Watercolours have pencilled captions in Italian, housed in contemporary embossed green sheep binding, part-bevelled edges. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0024 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127908 BIB-ID: 2746004 Show less
Women, Arab, Women, Arab--Pictorial works, Court and courtiers--Clothing, History--Social life and customes
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127878 BIB-ID: 2749313 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127878 BIB-ID: 2749313 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Great Britain for the Aden-based publisher A. R. Fernandez. Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The postcard was printed in Great Britain for the Aden-based publisher A. R. Fernandez. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2012.0003-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693587 BIB-ID: 2523808 Show less
Orientalism--Women, Orientalism--Women--Portraits, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The photograph portrays a woman in typical Orientalist dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old... Show moreThe photograph portrays a woman in typical Orientalist dress and pose, sitting on a sofa and smoking hookah. The Turkish woman portrayed in old Ottoman costume was a popular photographic genre at the end of the Nineteenth century. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (115) and signed on the negative. Number in ink on the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0127 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23693563 BIB-ID: 2523806 Show less
