One of three drawings of Indian craftsmen
Painting
ca. 1870 (made)
ca. 1870 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A bejewelled and turbanned man sits on a pile of timber, discussing a purchase of wood from his timber yard with another man similarly bejewelled. A menial worker pulls out the required pieces from the timber and doorframes stacked up around them.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | One of three drawings of Indian craftsmen (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque water-colour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Paintings; watercolour paper, A timber-merchant, Amritsar, ca. 1870 |
| Physical description | A bejewelled and turbanned man sits on a pile of timber, discussing a purchase of wood from his timber yard with another man similarly bejewelled. A menial worker pulls out the required pieces from the timber and doorframes stacked up around them. |
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| Object history | Purchased from the executors of the late Mrs F.P.B Lory, 1960. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| 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 173 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.96-1960 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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