George ChinneryEnglish, 1774–1852A boat-dwelling
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
A drawing of a boat whose deck is entirely built over with wooden planks and roofed with straw or rattan. The gourd attached to the child was a safeguard against drowning.
On the back are slight pencil sketches of boats.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- E.1785-1928
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
![A Village Scene in India [verso], George Chinnery, 1814/1824](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8d906758-e2f9-4795-a830-446e3e4882fb/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![A Village Hut in India [recto], George Chinnery, 1814/1824](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/24134450-f3a2-494a-9837-cc97f2f761da/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
