Painting
1797 (made)
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This design for a turban jewel was done in Jaipur and belongs to a series of which one drawing is dated 1797. The white, red and green stones in the drawing presumably indicate diamonds, rubies and emeralds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, design for a turban aigrette, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Jaipur |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the turban jewel has been drawn with white, red and green stones, presumably to represent diamonds, rubies and emeralds. Although in purely Mughal style, this drawing reflects the degree to which Mughal aesthetic influence overlaid the arts of northern India at this period. The aigrette (ornament) has a long, curving plume, ending in a pendant green stone at the top, and an oval centred lower section, surrounded by petals, terminating in a second, pear-shaped green stone at the bottom. All the sections are outlined in gold, and are coloured predominantly red and white, with touches of green. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Mahrukh Desai |
| Summary | This design for a turban jewel was done in Jaipur and belongs to a series of which one drawing is dated 1797. The white, red and green stones in the drawing presumably indicate diamonds, rubies and emeralds. |
| Bibliographic reference | Swallow, D., Stronge, S., Crill, R., Koezuka, T., editor and translator, "The Art of the Indian Courts. Miniature Painting and Decorative Arts", Victoria & Albert Museum and NHK Kinki Media Plan, 1993.
p. 54, cat. no. 32
Ekaterina Schcherbina, ed., India: Jewels That Enchanted the World. Moscow Kremlin Museums, 2014, cat. 53, p. 132 |
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| Accession number | IS.363-1992 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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