Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

second quarter 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, gouache on mica, depicting a man churning butter ('makhan-wala').


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in gouache on mica
Brief description
Painting, man churning butter, gouache on mica, Varanasi, second quarter of the 19th century
Physical description
Painting, gouache on mica, depicting a man churning butter ('makhan-wala').
Content description
A man churning butter.
Credit line
Given by Miss G. Farrar, 1972.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.78C-1972

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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