Three couples
Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
One in a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
l. An oil-seller and his wife; the man carrying a basket with three pots, the woman holding a pot and a measure.
2. A cowherd and his wife; the man holding a cane, a coil of rope and a pot, the woman has a pot and a measure.
3. A curd-seller and his wife; the man carrying a basket containing a cloth-covered pot and a measure; the woman carrying a pot.
l. An oil-seller and his wife; the man carrying a basket with three pots, the woman holding a pot and a measure.
2. A cowherd and his wife; the man holding a cane, a coil of rope and a pot, the woman has a pot and a measure.
3. A curd-seller and his wife; the man carrying a basket containing a cloth-covered pot and a measure; the woman carrying a pot.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Three couples (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour and gouache on paper |
Brief description | painting; gouache and watercolour, Three couples; Paintings, gouache watercolour, Tanjore, ca. 1830 |
Physical description | One in a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes. l. An oil-seller and his wife; the man carrying a basket with three pots, the woman holding a pot and a measure. 2. A cowherd and his wife; the man holding a cane, a coil of rope and a pot, the woman has a pot and a measure. 3. A curd-seller and his wife; the man carrying a basket containing a cloth-covered pot and a measure; the woman carrying a pot. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 1. Inscribed in English: Malabar Oil Monger
Tamil inscription
2. Inscribed in English: Malabar Cow Keeper
Tamil inscription
3. Inscribed in English: Canara ... seller
Telugu inscription |
Object history | From a volume containing thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and processions. Bought from Mr. G. Goolden who had it from his late cousin Richard Goolden. RP 87/672 |
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, 59 - 65 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
Collection | |
Accession number | IS.39:20-1987 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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