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One of eighteen paintings of trades and domestic servants.

Painting
ca.1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Patna (made)

A clerk with pen and paper.


Object details

Categories
Indian Company Paintings
India Museum
Object type
Painting
TitleOne of eighteen paintings of trades and domestic servants. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on mica
Gouache
Mica
Painted
Brief description
Painting; gouache on mica, A clerk with pen and paper, Patna, ca.1870
Physical description
A clerk with pen and paper.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.5cm
  • Width: 10cm
Style
Company
Subjects depicted
Trade
Clerk
Pen
Paper
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 202 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
4645:8/(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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