Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Richard Bridgens, active 1838, British
Title:
Planting the sugar cane (Trinidad)
Date:
1838
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted to medium, smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 3/4 inches (20 × 24.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite on verso: "Planting Canes"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2401
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
fields | knives (cutting tools) | hoes | genre subject | sugar | planting | women | men | plantations | trees
Associated Places:
Trinidad | West Indies
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:20044