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ANTIQUE #SA356535

Set Of Four Early Isle Of Wight "Sand" Pictures

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Sold by: Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

A truly remarkable, early and rare composite group of four SAND PICTURES of locations around the Isle of Wight.
 
The detail of the work is astonishing with scenes that include: Carisbroke Castle; the church at Arreton and The Needles. All have detailed inscriptions written by hand and three are signed by Edward (Dore ?) and dated 1840.
 
*Each is also inscribed ''Drawn with sand from Alum Bay. Alum Bay is on the west coast of the island, close to the Needles, and is famous for its multi-coloured sand cliffs. Making sand pictures was quiet a popular pastime in the Victorian era ~ this was called ''marmotinto''.
 
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Internal Reference: 983/15
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA356535
Dateline of this antique is 1800
Antique SA356535 shown on this page was made in 1800. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1800
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