
- One of eleven paintings depicting craftsmen and their shops.
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One of eleven paintings depicting craftsmen and their shops.
- Object:
Painting
- Place of origin:
Trichinopoly (made)
- Date:
ca. 1860 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Gouache on mica
- Museum number:
07363:13/(IS)
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
This painting depicts a weaver at his loom; his wife spinning.
Place of Origin
Trichinopoly (made)
Date
ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Gouache on mica
Dimensions
Length: 16 cm, Width: 22.5 cm
Object history note
Transferred from the India Museum, 1879
Descriptive line
Painting; gouache on mica, A weaver at his loom; his wife spinning., Trichinopoly, ca.1860
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 212 p. ISBN 0944142303
Materials
Gouache; Mica
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
Occupation; Spinning (textile process); Weavers; Wife; Looms
Categories
Indian Company Paintings; India Museum
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection