Identity area
Reference code
Edwards MSS 2.4
Title
Egypt small album
Date(s)
- 1874 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 album
Context area
Name of creator
(1831-1892)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Album containing sketched drawings and one watercolour made by Edwards when visiting Egypt in the winter of 1873-1874. Many of these preliminary sketches and the watercolour in the album were used to illustrate her book A Thousand Miles Up the Nile, published in 1877.
- Annotated on the first page: "Small Egyptian Scraps: 1874"
- Containing 27 mounted items
- Watercolours, drawings and sketches made in Egypt, many with Edwards' annotated captions on the drawings and the watercolour and also on the mounts
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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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.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Green cloth and red leather binding with gilt detailing
- Measurements: 170 x 133 x 30 mm
Finding aids
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Notes area
Note
- Originally accessioned as part of the F. Ll. Griffith MSS. Formerly Griffith MSS 24.28.