Three couples
Painting
ca. 1830 (painted)
ca. 1830 (painted)
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1. A couple of the Kshatriya (warrior) caste; the man holding a sword, the woman a betel leaf.
2. Another couple of the Kshatriya caste; the man wearing a dagger and a green Kashmir shawl, the woman holding a betel leaf.
3. A Gujarati couple; the man holding a turban ornament.
One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
2. Another couple of the Kshatriya caste; the man wearing a dagger and a green Kashmir shawl, the woman holding a betel leaf.
3. A Gujarati couple; the man holding a turban ornament.
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 couples; Two Kshatriya couples and a Gujarati couple , from a volume containing thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and processions, Tanjore, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | 1. A couple of the Kshatriya (warrior) caste; the man holding a sword, the woman a betel leaf. 2. Another couple of the Kshatriya caste; the man wearing a dagger and a green Kashmir shawl, the woman holding a betel leaf. 3. A Gujarati couple; the man holding a turban ornament. 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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| Accession number | IS.39:6-1987 |
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| Record created | January 24, 2000 |
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