Syms Covington - collection of sketches, mainly of national costumes from Peru, ca. 1831-1838

Linnean Society of New South Wales : pictorial and manuscript collection, ca. 1797-1970

Costume drawings and other sketches made on the voyage of the Beagle (including  9 watercolour and 3 ink and pencil drawings).

1. Fashion of Lima / Peru / S.C. [in pencil beneath image]. "The Saya here is loose to show the face at within. / (a nice / whim)" [at right hand side of sheet]. "Lima [in ink] / Saya or gown inside out / The Females of Lima are thought very beautiful / 12" [in pencil on reverse]
2. A la mode de Lima / S.C. [on front]. "Lima / Dragons blood for Gown / Dark shades on Gown ought to be [heavily ...?] & somewhat ... / 13"
3. [Seated female on mat dressed in black] / "14" [stamped on reverse]
4. [Female seated facing to the front] / S.C. [initialled in pencil and ink on front]. "Lima / The  Gown rather light throughout / 15"
5. Lima [female seated on box] / "Vide [i.e. see] description ... Mantilla Tame V fo. [i.e. folio] 21 / 16" [in pencil on reverse]
6. Walking Dress of the Females of Lima. / (Peru). August - 1835 [on front]. "I was deceived by Candle Light in colour of ... Carmine / 17"
7. A Portress of Lima (Peru) / 1835 / S.C. [on front]. "Lima / 18" [on reverse]
8. A Malayan [in ink] / Syms - Convington Septr - 15th - 1836 - H.M.S. Beagle [in pencil at lower edge] "... of Calcutta / 19" [on reverse]
9. [Female kneeling on mat] / S.C. [initialled on front]. "20" [in ink on reverse]
10. The Esquimaux Kaiyack [i.e. kayak] / S.C. [on front]. "The Swiftest Canoe / in the World?- / 8" [on reverse]
11. Esquimaux Kaiyack, or Canoe. [in ink] / ... mala ... [text in Spanish] / Agusta 10th - 1837" [in pencil] / S.C. [on front]. "9" [in ink on reverse]
12. [Maori implements - 6 items] 1836 [on front]. "Spears - Clubs used by the / natives of New Zealand / (S.C. Decr. 1835)" [in pencil on reverse with the title repeated in ink beneath] "10" [in ink on reverse]
13. John Adams / one of the Mutineers of H.M.S. / Bounty who lived many years / on Pitcarn [ie. Pitcairn] Island S.P. Owen [in ink written over text in pencil] / S.C. / From a drawing in Beechey's Voyage June 6th 1838 [on front].  "11" [on reverse]

Syms Covington - collection of sketches, mainly of national costumes from Peru, ca. 1831-1838

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