One of sixty-three drawings from an Album depicting Sinhalese occupations and castes.
Painting
ca. 1830 (painted)
ca. 1830 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A Jaffna man selling cigars.
Object details
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| Title | One of sixty-three drawings from an Album depicting Sinhalese occupations and castes. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting; watercolour, A Jaffna man selling cigars, Sri Lanka, ca.1830 |
| Physical description | A Jaffna man selling cigars. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design. RP 50/2190 |
| 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 188 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.1876-1898 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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