Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851, "Meeting of Kaffirs on 21 Dec[ember] 1850 at Fort Cox...to Meet Sir H. Smith.", 1850 December
- Call Number:
- MSS 11
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851
- Title(s):
- "Meeting of Kaffirs on 21 Dec[ember] 1850 at Fort Cox...to Meet Sir H. Smith."
- Date:
- 1850 December
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series IV: Watercolors and Drawings
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 5c(5)
- Provenance:
- Acquired 1995, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Watercolor depicts assembly of Xhosa/"Kaffir" people outside the Fort Cox buildings. Inside, presumably, is Sir Harry Smith, the colonial governor, who held a meeting with Xhosa leaders in late December, 1850. The watercolor is loose in style, with people depicted as vertical dashes of brown paint with darker brown dots for heads. The sketch is labeled in graphite. This meeting was to be the last of its kind before war again broke out within days. On the reverse is a loose graphite sketch of a wooded area with low squarish buildings at left. It is labeled "Mick [?]."
- Physical Description:
- 1 watercolor with graphite sketch on reverse ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Diaries, Graphite drawings, Landscape drawings, Letters, Travel sketches, and Views
- Subject Terms:
- BritishColoniesColonizationDescription and travelHistoryMemorialsXhosa (African people)
- Subject Period:
- 1795-187219th centuryFrontier Wars, 1811-1878
- Associated Places:
- AfricaCape of Good HopeCape of Good Hope (South Africa)Great BritainSouth Africa
- Associated People/Groups:
- De Smidt, Annie, 19th centGreat Britain. ArmyGreat Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire RegimentHall, Morris, CaptainMansergh, John CravenMichell, John, Sir, 1781-1866Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851South Africa. Army. Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen
- Finding Aid Title:
- Robert Provo Norris Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/4.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/951
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/951?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1