Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

after John White, active 1585–1593, British
Title:
Common Box Tortoise, After the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 104]
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/8 × 7 11/16 inches (14.3 × 19.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with black ink, upper center: "A land Tort w'ch the Savages esteeme above all other Torts."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B2001.2.1071
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art | tortoise
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46595