A black boy with white skin-markings (leukoderma), advertised for exhibition. Colour line block.

Date:
[1881?]
Reference:
38988i
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Description

An African or Caribbean boy, full-length, with background of palm trees representing tropical landscape

Publication/Creation

N[ew] Y[ork] : S. Booth & Co. Engr[aver] & Print[er], [1881?]

Physical description

1 print : line block, printed in black, green and brown ; sheet 73.8 x 26.5 cm

Related material

Multiple of (work) Royal Aquarium. (EPH++77:2)

Lettering

Royal Aquarium. G.A. Farini's leopard boy! Spotted black, white and yellow, from head to foot.

Notes

Forms one of a pair with no. 38987i in this catalogue

Reference

Wellcome Collection 38988i

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