Painting
ca. 1765 - ca. 1790 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, the marriage of a child to a middle-aged man. The child is in an orange skirt and veil being carried by her mother. the child and the groom are tied with green ribbon and they are circling the sacred fire. There are dancers and musicians nearby.
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Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | The child marriage, opaque watercolour on paper, Garhwal or Guler, ca. 1765-1790 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, the marriage of a child to a middle-aged man. The child is in an orange skirt and veil being carried by her mother. the child and the groom are tied with green ribbon and they are circling the sacred fire. There are dancers and musicians nearby. |
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Content description | The marriage of a child to a middle-aged man. |
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Object history | Purchased from D.G. Wells. Registered file 1956/937 |
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Bibliographic reference | Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022
p. 159, cat. no. 46, and vol. 2, p. 112 |
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Accession number | IS.15-1956 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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