Drapery: Peplos and Tunica Talaris: 832/7.f.46

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Grey ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Leaf Height 230 mm Width 169 mm
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

• Text: 46
• Location: Recto, upper right corner
• Method of creation: Graphite

• Text: 6
• Location: Recto, to right of figure
• Method of creation: Grey ink

Inscription present: the following in grey ink: [i] preceding word crossed through; [ii] preceding word crossed through; [iii] two preceding words crossed through; [iv] preceding word crossed through

• Text: 3 Peplos or Veil was the Outer garment / of the women of a long square form large enough / nearly[i] to wrap the whole figure in+ Helen / There sometimes[ii] Dancers mo[iii] used this / garment as in their exercise[iv] motion it floated / in the air & its long & variegated folds gave additional / grace to the figure* / 4 Tunica Talaris / Was a long close garment reaching to the / ancles[sic] with holes for the head & arms to pass / thro' / + See Homer's description of Helen / * See the Dancers in the 1st Vol of Herculaneum Picture
• Location: Recto
• Method of creation: Grey ink

Inscription present: the following in grey ink except that between the mark, [*] , which is brown ink: [i] preceding three words crossed through in brown ink; [ii] preceding three words crossed through; [iii] preceding word crossed through; [iv] preceding word crossed through; [v] preceding word crossed through, following word above the line

• Text: Peplo-chiton wa a i[i] reached to the / 5 ancles[sic] like the Tunica-talaris, from the neck it was folded down as low as the naval / it had a[ii] it open[iii] was connected by a button / on the shoulder of the open side, there was / a hole for the opposite arm to pass thro' / 6 Gothic figures are sometimes dressed / in a full Tunic wh[iv] with sleeves which reaches[sic] / to the feet. / It is not intended here to give a Dessertation[sic] / on the Greek dresses, those who desire to be / informed on this subject must consult, / Monfaucon, Reubenius de Re Vestiaria / Passeris' [*]dessertation[sic] on the Etruscan or Antient[sic] / Greek dresses, & the learned notes in the Museum / Herculaneum which contains the best information / as the Pictures are most ably explained[*] by the / ancient authors / The 6 examples of Greek Dresses above[v] are cited / above, because they are more commonly represented / than any others in the works of Antiquity & because
• Location: Verso
• Method of creation: Grey ink and brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 832/7.f.46
Primary reference Number: 38761
Stable URI

Audit data

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints