A woman poses on a couch, wearing a gauzy veil and head covering.

  • Adelphoi Zangaki (Firm)
Date:
[between 1870 and 1890]
Reference:
3307366i
Part of:
The Fallaize Collection.
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About this work

Also known as

Dame turque sur divan

Description

The woman holds a shisha pipe or Turkish water pipe in her hand.

Publication/Creation

[between 1870 and 1890]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

Bears number: 855

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3307366i

Ownership note

Originally collected by British anthropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize (1877-1957). Purchased by Capt. L.W.G. Malcolm in 1934, on behalf of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, for the price of £25. From a letter in the Wellcome archives dated 16th December 1934.

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