Title:
[Costume of the poorer classes of inhabitants of Tenerife, Canary Islands]
Creator/Contributor:
Tilesius von Tilenau, Wilhelm Gottlief (1769-1857), German, artist (artist)
Date:
[between 1803 and 1807]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1002--ffALB
Format:
drawing on paper: ink and wash
10.6 x 15.7 cm.
Content/Description:
Four women in Spanish-style dress and child stand on waterfront platform; man in naval uniform points out to sea; another
man gestures towards women.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Supplied title. Handwritten (LC, in ink): Kostüm der ärmeren Klasse der Bewohner von Teneriffa; (UR): 2; (LR): Dr. Tilesius.
Handwritten (on verso): Langsdorff... Inscriptions in German.
Subjects:
Canary Islands;
Children;
Clothing & dress;
Discovery & exploration;
Expeditions & surveys;
Military personnel;
Voyages to the Pacific;
Women
Genre/Format:
Travel sketches;
Wash drawings