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Title
Costumbres de Quito albun conteniendo ocho acuarelas que representan trajes y costumbres de los habitantes de Quito en el Perú
Date
1820
Place
Ecuador--Quito
,
Quito (Ecuador)
Language
Spanish
Subjects
Costume
,
Yumbo Indians
Description
Title within triple-ruled black border; watercolors interleaved with guard tissue.
First [3] and last [8] leaves are blank.
Date and place of production from printed catalog description affixed to verso of leaf [1] of first sequence.
Second drawing is signed "P.M.C."
Contemporary red calf; gold-ruled borders, with gold-stamped ornaments in each corner; gold-stamped spine title "Costumbres de Quito Perú hacia 1820."
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Summary
Album of eight watercolors from Peru [i.e. Ecuador], from about 1820, illustrating typical scenes of daily life in Quito. The drawings, finely detailed in brilliant, glossy colors, depict native women selling fruit and "cuajada," and nursing a child; Yunbos from Napo and Gualea; a "chagra" or peasant ranch overseer; an upper-class woman going to Mass with her Indian maid; and a pilgrim or "romero" from Quinches (Peru).
Extent
[3], [9], [8] leaves, bound : all ill., watercolor ; 24 cm
Format
Drawings
,
Pictorial works
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Watercolor drawings
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
,
Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
Newberry Open Access Policy
The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Link to Catalog
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Call Number
VAULT Ayer MS 2176
BibID
991717008805867
Size
3390px × 4728px 45.89 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
991717008805867_ayer_ms_2176_001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11E89D
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