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Captions read, 'Portrait of a gentleman - 1879; quail - 1879; button quail - Singapore - 1879; lady & gentleman - 1879; police gong - 1879'. Published in 'Sketches in the Malay Archipelago', an album of watercolours and photographs made and collected by J. E. Taylor.
Title
Singapore: Five Separate Illustrations of Asian Game Birds and a Weighing Device
Date
1879
Medium
watercolour on paper (?)
Measurements
H 25.6 x W 36.5 cm
Accession number
31970i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
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