File:Garcinia Mangostana; Booah Mangies; Boorong Merbo (William Farquhar Collection, 1819–1823).jpg
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English: Garcinia Mangostana; Booah Mangies; Boorong Merbo. ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Unknown authorUnknown author (anonymous Chinese artist). |
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Title |
English: Garcinia Mangostana; Booah Mangies; Boorong Merbo. |
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Description |
English: A watercolour drawing of the zebra dove or barred ground dove (Geopelia striata, known in Malay as the burung merbuk) perched on a purple mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana; Malay buah manggis) branch. It is one of 477 natural history drawings of plants and animals of Malacca and Singapore commissioned by William Farquhar. |
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Date |
between 1819 and 1823 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1819-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1823-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 . |
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Medium |
watercolor on paper medium QS:P186,Q22915256;P186,Q11472,P518,Q861259 . |
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Dimensions |
height: 46 cm (18.1 in); width: 30 cm (11.8 in) dimensions QS:P2048,46U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,30U174728 . |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q632689 |
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Accession number |
Royal Asiatic Society: RAS016.317; National Museum of Singapore: SHM1995.2988. |
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Object history |
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Inscriptions | Front: "Garcinia Mangostana / Booah Mangies / Boorong Merbo". Back: "Bua Mangies / Burong Murbo". Watermark on paper: "Neckinger Mills 1796". Also bears the stamp of the Royal Asiatic Society. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | "Drawings of Birds from Malacca" no. 57 in the Royal Asiatic Society's collection. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | [1]. |
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