Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century, Common Box Tortoise, After the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 104], undated
- Title:
- Common Box Tortoise, After the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 104]
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 5/8 × 7 11/16 inches (14.3 × 19.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with black ink, upper center: "A land Tort w'ch the Savages esteeme above all other Torts."
Watermark
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Undetermined
- Accession Number:
- B2001.2.1071
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | tortoise
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46595
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Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
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