Lakshmi
Painting
ca. 1880 (made)
ca. 1880 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Gaja Lakshmi, Lakshmi lustrated by elephants. Lakshmi, in red and yellow, is seated on a blue lotus with two elephants ranged behind her.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lakshmi (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Lakshmi lustrated by elephants, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1880 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Gaja Lakshmi, Lakshmi lustrated by elephants. Lakshmi, in red and yellow, is seated on a blue lotus with two elephants ranged behind her. |
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| Content description | Lakshmi, in red and yellow, is seated on a blue lotus with two elephants ranged behind her. |
| Style | |
| Object history | Acquired together with two other pictures from the Church Missionary Society through Mrs E.M. Milford in 1949. |
| Production | Painted by an unknown Kalighat artist |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, W.G., Bazaar Paintings of Calcutta the Style of Kalighat, Victoria & Albert Museum, London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, p.23.
Archer, W.G., Kalighat Paintings a Catalogue and Introduction, Victoria & Albert Museum, London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, p.64. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.77-1949 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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