Not currently on display at the V&A

Drawing

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brush drawing, ink on goldbeater's skin, depicting a party of female musicians.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawn in ink on goldbeater's skin
Brief description
Brush drawing, female musicians, ink on goldbeater's skin, Jaipur, ca. 1820
Physical description
Brush drawing, ink on goldbeater's skin, depicting a party of female musicians.
Dimensions
  • Height: 155mm
  • Width: 98mm
08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A party of female musicians.
Styles
Credit line
Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha
Object history
From the Gayer-Anderson collection.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.343-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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