A Maratha tailor and his wife
Painting
ca. 1800 (made)
ca. 1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
One of fourteen paintings of castes and occupations. This one of a Maratha tailor and his wife; the man, in a red-patterned white dress, holding a measure; the woman, in red, holding a pair of scissors.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Maratha tailor and his wife (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache |
| Brief description | Paintings; gouache, A Maratha tailor and his wife, Tanjore, ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | One of fourteen paintings of castes and occupations. This one of a Maratha tailor and his wife; the man, in a red-patterned white dress, holding a measure; the woman, in red, holding a pair of scissors. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed: Maraty Taylor (Inscribed on back with name of caste in English and Tamil.) |
| 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, 56 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Other number | 8940 - Previous number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | AL.8940K |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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