Drawing
ca. 1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Brush drawing, ink on goldbeater's skin, depicting a lady clasping the branches of a tree, possibly a willow.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Drawn with a brush in ink on goldbeater's skin. The ink is made up of lamp-black with water and a gum binder, usually gum arabic (hardened tree sap) |
| Brief description | Brush drawing, lady grasping tree, ink on goldbeater's skin, Rajasthan, possibly Jaipur, ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | Brush drawing, ink on goldbeater's skin, depicting a lady clasping the branches of a tree, possibly a willow. |
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| Content description | A lady clasping the branches of a tree, possibly a willow. |
| Style | |
| 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. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.340-1952 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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