"Lapps on Skis" Watercolour

Description

Slide reproduction of John Francis Campbell's watercolour painting, 'Lapps on Skis', 1850. The painting depicts a scene at Kvikkjok (Sweden), with a man in winter dress including snow shoes (Skibaner) which are upwards of 8 feet in length. In the background are reindeer sledges (Polks), and men turning, running, and setting traps in the snow. The painting is owned by the National Library of Scotland at Edinburgh. Originally held in green slide cabinet, reference D17.

Metadata

Identifier f9js47wc
IRN 413905
Class Mark LAVC/PHO/S790
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/f9js47wc
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Slides
Creator(s) Campbell, John Francis
Date [1960s]
Size and Medium 1 slide in card casing.

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