Painting
1797 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This jewellery design belongs to a series, now dispersed, that was acquired in Rajasthan. One of the sheets was dated 1797. This extremely delicate turban jewel was presumably intended to be set with emeralds and diamonds, indicated on the dcrawing by green and white.
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, 1797 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, this elaborate, but extremely delicate design for a turban jewel was probably intended to be set with emeralds, as indicated by the green colouring, and it is possible that the uncoloured areas were to be set with diamonds. The aigrette has an integral turban band. The central section has 3 flower designs, with a fourth above it, all of which rise three coursing stems with heart-shaped connecting elements. The band has tear-drop connecting elements with circles and leaf motifs on either side. Green pendant stones extend along the entire lower edge, and from the three curving stems, and from the upper flower. The design is outlined in gold and coloured only in green. |
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| Content description | A jewelled turban ornament. |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Mahrukh Desai |
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| Summary | This jewellery design belongs to a series, now dispersed, that was acquired in Rajasthan. One of the sheets was dated 1797. This extremely delicate turban jewel was presumably intended to be set with emeralds and diamonds, indicated on the dcrawing by green and white. |
| 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. 33
Ekaterina Schcherbina, ed., India: Jewels That Enchanted the World. Moscow Kremlin Museums, 2014, cat. 54, p. 132 |
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| Accession number | IS.364-1992 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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