Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS vii.3
Title
Date(s)
- c. 1900-1907 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 sheet
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Formerly in the possession of A. C. Mace. The drawing was part of a gift from Carter to Mace.
Later, in the possession of Mace's daughter, Mrs Margaret Orr, then by descent to Mrs Orr's children, Mr David Orr and Mrs Alison Crawford.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr David Orr and Mrs Alison Crawford, Mace's grandchildren, in May 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's pencil sketch of some of the columns in the processional colonnade in Luxor Temple, with columns from a Coptic(?) building in the foreground.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- 46.4 x 35.4 cm
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
This drawing was a preliminary sketch used for Howard Carter's watercolour of the same. The watercolour is not in the Griffith Institute.