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Enjoying the Kalaan after missing the partridges on the top of the Hill - 1813

Watercolour
1813 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour in an album containing 36 sketches of figures, landscapes, domestic and other scenes, in Persia.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEnjoying the Kalaan after missing the partridges on the top of the Hill - 1813 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink, wash, watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, `Enjoying the Kalaan after missing the partridges on the top of the Hill - 1813'. From an album containing 36 drawings, 1811-1813, by Joseph D'Arcy
Physical description
Watercolour in an album containing 36 sketches of figures, landscapes, domestic and other scenes, in Persia.
Dimensions
  • Covers height: 37cm
  • Width: 26.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with title, dated 3 Decr. 1813, numbered No 6. and signed J. D'A.
Translation
Kalaan = Kalyan, a Persian water pipe or hookah.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.298:35

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Record createdJune 11, 2008
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