Three couples
Painting
ca. 1830 (painted), ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1830 (painted), ca. 1830 (made)
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1. A cultivator and his wife; the man holding a wooden ploughshare and yoke, the woman a stick.
2. A cultivator and his wife; the man holding a basket and rope.
3. A bricklayer and his wife; the man holding a trowel, the woman an implement for smoothing.
One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
2. A cultivator and his wife; the man holding a basket and rope.
3. A bricklayer and his wife; the man holding a trowel, the woman an implement for smoothing.
One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
Object details
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| Title | Three couples (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Painting; gouache and watercolour, Three cultivators and their wives, from a volume containing thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes, Tanjore, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | 1. A cultivator and his wife; the man holding a wooden ploughshare and yoke, the woman a stick. 2. A cultivator and his wife; the man holding a basket and rope. 3. A bricklayer and his wife; the man holding a trowel, the woman an implement for smoothing. One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes. |
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| Object history | From a volume containing thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and processions. Bought from Mr. G. Goolden who had it from his late cousin Richard Goolden. RP 87/672 |
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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, 59 - 65 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.39:13-1987 |
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| Record created | January 21, 2000 |
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