Playing Card
ca. 1776 (painted), ca. 1784 (painted)
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One of seventeen European-style rectangular playing cards with drawings on the backs. This one depicts a horseman.
(17 printed English cards, with cptions in ink on the lace side and ink drawing and water colours on the reverse by Brahmin Sadanad of Cambay).
(17 printed English cards, with cptions in ink on the lace side and ink drawing and water colours on the reverse by Brahmin Sadanad of Cambay).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ink, watercolour |
| Brief description | Playing cards; One of seventeen European-style rectangular playing cards with drawings on the backs. This one depicts a horseman, Gujarat, October 1776 and 7th January 1784. |
| Physical description | One of seventeen European-style rectangular playing cards with drawings on the backs. This one depicts a horseman. (17 printed English cards, with cptions in ink on the lace side and ink drawing and water colours on the reverse by Brahmin Sadanad of Cambay). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Jacy or Sherada [sic]' (Inscribed in ink.) |
| Object history | Presented by W. Appleby, 1961 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 177 p ISBN 0944142303 |
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| Accession number | IS.12-1961 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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