Name of Object:

Souvenirs d’Egypte; Femme Fellah

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

Victoria and Albert Museum

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Date of Object:

1851 (published)

Author:

Alexandre Bida (1813-1895)

Inventory Number:

SP.101:14

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper; hand-coloured lithograph

Dimensions:

Height: 57.3 cm Size of covers, Width: 38.9 cm

Provenance:

Egypt (possibly, drawn); France (published)

Description:

Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, with additional colouring by hand, depicting a female agricultural worker in Egypt. Half bound in red morocco, in a modern portfolio. Each plate (apart from title page) lettered with title in French, Arabic and English, artists' names, and variously, 'Egypte. Imp. Lemercier, Paris', R'.Colas, Bibliographie Générale du Costume et de la Mode, 2 vols, Paris, 1933', and dated c. 1850.

Citation of this web page:

Victoria and Albert Museum "Souvenirs d’Egypte; Femme Fellah" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;140;en

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MWNF Working Number: UK 140