Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Mughal Empire (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a panel of calligraphy.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Calligraphy
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Paint
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Gold
Painted
Brief description
Painting, calligraphy, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, 18th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a panel of calligraphy.
Dimensions
  • Calligraphy panel inside innermost painted borders height: 108mm
  • Calligraphy panel inside innermost painted borders width: 35mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013. Not possible to measure whole object/page, due to the way in which it is mounted.
Content description
A panel of calligraphy.
Style
Mughal
Credit line
Purchased from Messrs luzac & Co., 46 Great Russell Street
Subject depicted
Calligraphy
Associated object
IM.281-1913 (Verso)
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.281A-1913

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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