A Box covered and lined with brocade containing a card painted with a face, and with a verandah covered with a striped rug; also twelve mica overlays depicting dancers and musicians. thumbnail 1
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A Box covered and lined with brocade containing a card painted with a face, and with a verandah covered with a striped rug; also twelve mica overlays depicting dancers and musicians.

Painting
ca.1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting on mica. From a box containing a card painted with a face and with a veranda covered with a striped rug, and 12 paintings on mica of costumes of Indian dancers, reciters and musicians. The mica costume paintings can be placed interchangeably over the background to depict a human figure. There are also two painted card covers with floral designs and one handwritten note on paper in Queen Mary's handwriting.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA Box covered and lined with brocade containing a card painted with a face, and with a verandah covered with a striped rug; also twelve mica overlays depicting dancers and musicians. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Opaque watercolour on mica
Brief description
Painting; gouache on paper and mica, costume painting, musician, Patna, ca.1860
Physical description
Painting on mica. From a box containing a card painted with a face and with a veranda covered with a striped rug, and 12 paintings on mica of costumes of Indian dancers, reciters and musicians. The mica costume paintings can be placed interchangeably over the background to depict a human figure. There are also two painted card covers with floral designs and one handwritten note on paper in Queen Mary's handwriting.
Dimensions
  • Length: 10cm
  • Width: 7.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by H.M. Queen Mary
Subjects depicted
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 201 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.80:7-1938

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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