Painting
first half 18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting a lady on a terrace at sunset, smoking a huqqa, with a maid playing sitar.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, lady on terrace smoking huqqa, maid playing sitar, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, first half 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting a lady on a terrace at sunset, smoking a huqqa, with a maid playing sitar. |
| Content description | A lady on a terrace at sunset, smoking a huqqa, with a maid playing sitar. |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Purchased from J. Procter, Watson, Esq. |
| Object history | Purchased from J. Procter, Watson, Esq., 1 Church Gate Street, The Fort, Bombay. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1912-5260M |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | IM.294-1914 (Verso) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.294A-1914 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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