Watercolour painting of Robert Moffat rescuing an abandoned child
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Material Information

Title:
Watercolour painting of Robert Moffat rescuing an abandoned child
Alternate Title:
Robert Moffat rescuing an abandoned child
Creator:
[Anonymous]
Place of Publication:
[S.l.]
Publisher:
[manuscript]
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 painting ; 27cm x 31.5cm

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Moffat, Mary, 1795-1871 ( lcnaf )
Moffat, Robert, 1795-1883 ( lcnaf )
Roby, Sarah, 1826- ( lcnaf )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- South Africa -- Northern Cape -- Seodin -- Kuruman Moffat Mission
Coordinates:
-27.383333 x 23.433333

Notes

Scope and Content:
Notes on the reverse of the painting read, "said to have been painted by Mr Heaptry". The painting also shows a lady seen from the back [possibly Mrs Moffat]. The baby in the picture was Sarah Roby (a Bechuana girl said to have been buried in infancy, rescued and reared by the Moffats). ( English )
Ownership:
Custodial history: Painting originally presented [to the London Missionary Society] by the relatives of Mrs (Jemima) Luke. It was held as part of the LMS Museum (inventory item 133) before being transferred to SOAS Library in January 2008.
General Note:
Related material: A photograph of a painting of Sarah Roby (by Mrs Jemima Luke), can be found with images of Robert Moffat and his family held in the 'Livingstone Pictures' series (reference: CWM/LMS/Home/Livingstone Pictures/Box 2, File 17)
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Moffat, Mary, 1795-1871 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/47566898
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Moffat, Robert, 1795-1883 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/54450073
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Roby, Sarah, 1826- : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/30154981742267740798

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative License. This license allows others to download this work and share them with others as long as they mention the author and link back to the author, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.
Resource Identifier:
CWM/LMS/Home/Africa Pictures/4 ( SOAS Order with reference )
CWM/LMS/01/09/05/04/04 ( SOAS CALM reference )