Maori Guide Sophia Portrait Tile by Sherwin & Cotton
A circa 1900 Sherwin & Cotton Maori portrait tile of famous guide, Sophia, wearing a korowai, huia feather, tiki and pendant, entitled top left, the artist George Cartlidge's monogram bottom right, maker's marks impressed to reverse and named in ink. 8.86 in. x 5.91 in. Framed.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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