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Dhumavati
- Object:
Painting
- Place of origin:
Kolkata (made)
- Date:
ca. 1885 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
- Museum number:
IS.572-1950
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Dhumavati, a form of Durga, on her chariot.
Place of Origin
Kolkata (made)
Date
ca. 1885 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Marks and inscriptions
'dhumavati'
[subject's name]
handwritten on object
Object history note
Acquired from Miss M Steele, being part of the collection inherited from her mother, a scholar in Sanskrit at Cambridge in 1894. When delivering the pictures, Miss Steele reported that her grandmother had also lived in India for some time and that it was possible that the pictures were originally collected by her.
Descriptive line
Painting, Dhumavati on her chariot, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1885
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Archer, W G: 'Kalighat Paintings', V&A, 1971, p70, 25xxxix
Materials
Opaque watercolour; Paint; Paper
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
Deity; Chariot
Categories
Paintings; Hinduism; Religion; Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection