Spinning
Creator:
Ellis, Tristram James, 1844-1924
Date:
1879
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Inscriptions:
Inscribed: Cyprus 1879
Description:
Tristram Ellis was a professional artist who came to Cyprus in 1878 and stayed for a few months with the aim of portraying the new British acquisition for the British public. He published a book titled Twelve Etchings of the Principal Views and Places of Interest in Cyprus (1879). While on the island, he executed more than eighty watercolours of Cyprus which he then exhibited at the Belgian Gallery in London. The watercolour has been used as the frontispiece of Ellis’ book Twelve Etchings of Cyprus. It portrays a Cypriot girl seated on the floor spinning. She is wearing the typical working attire and her head is covered by a scarf worn as young girls used to wear it folding under the chin. Next to her, a thick broom without the usual handle and typical of the kind used in villages lies on the floor.
Dimensions:
18 x 26 cm
Signature(s):
Signed: Tristram Ellis
Identifier:
PNT-00201
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Rights Holder:
© Costas and Rita Severis Foundation
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