Identity area
Reference code
Nadpis
Date(s)
- c. 1899-1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 album, 1 mounted watercolour, 1 sketch
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Carter MSS vii.1 (album of watercolours) formerly part of Howard Carter's estate. Bequeathed to Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker in 1939.
Carter MSS vii.2 (Theban landscape watercolour) and vii.3 (Luxor temple columns sketch) were formerly in private possession, see individual records for further information.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Carter MSS vii.1 (album of watercolours) presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1946.
Carter MSS vii.2 (Theban landscape watercolour) was donated by an anonymous private collector.
Carter MSS vii.3 (Luxor temple columns sketch) donated by Mr David Orr and Mrs Alison Crawford (Arthur Mace's grandchildren) in May 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's artworks, all feature ancient Egyptian or Egypt-related subjects:
- an album of watercolours of birds and animals
- a watercolour painting of a Theban landscape
- a pencil sketch drawing of columns in the Luxor temple
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
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
There are over 50 Howard Carter watercolours in the Griffith Institute Watercolours and Drawings Collections. All were created when Carter was a member of the Egypt Exploration Fund (now Egypt Exploration Society) expeditions in the 1890s.