The Burgher Watch House, Cape Town

Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968)

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dc.contributor.author	Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968)
dc.contributor.illustrator	Elliot, Arthur, 1870-1938
dc.date.accessioned	2009-04-21T06:46:37Z
dc.date.available	2009-04-21T06:46:37Z
dc.date.created	1933
dc.date.issued	2009-04-21T06:46:37Z
dc.description	Canoscan 8000f scanner used, file scanned in at 72DPI, edited using Photoshop v7. File dimensions: 550 x 430 pixels. File size: 14.7 KB.	en
dc.description.abstract	Photograph by Arthur Elliott of the interior of the Burgher Watch House in Cape Town, as restored by the Late J.M. Solomon. Entry to the wood panelled room with beamed ceiling is gained through double doors with an elaborately carved fanlight. The photograph appears as Plate 13 in prof. Geoffrey Pearse's book "Eighteenth Century Furniture in South Africa" - see page 40 for a description.	en
dc.format.medium	Black and white photograph	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/9716
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	ar001pho_pear.0036	en
dc.rights	Complies with rights as specified by Collection Administrator	en
dc.subject	Architectural details	en
dc.subject	Cape Dutch	en
dc.subject	18th Century	en
dc.subject	Eighteenth century	en
dc.subject	Interiors	en
dc.subject	Fireplaces	en
dc.subject	Burgher Wachthuis	en
dc.subject	Van Artois, Barend	en
dc.subject	The Old Town House	en
dc.subject	Wood panelling	en
dc.subject	Panelled rooms	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Architecture -- South Africa -- 18th century
dc.subject.lcsh	Architectural design -- South Africa -- 18th century	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Fanlights -- South Africa -- 18th century	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Paneling -- South Africa -- 18th century	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Photography of interiors -- South Africa -- 18th century	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Historic buildings -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Wooden ceilings -- South Africa -- 18th century	en
dc.title	The Burgher Watch House, Cape Town	en
dc.type	Image	en