Not currently on display at the V&A

Two Manipuri dancing-girls standing together holding hands.

Painting
ca.1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This painting shows two Manipuri dancing-girls standing together holding hands.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleTwo Manipuri dancing-girls standing together holding hands. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache, Two dancing-girls, Manipur, ca.1900
Physical description
This painting shows two Manipuri dancing-girls standing together holding hands.
Dimensions
  • Length: 19cm
  • Width: 12cm
Style
Object history
Bequeathed by Lord Curzon of Kedleston.
Subjects depicted
Place 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 184 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.227-1927

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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