Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
South Asia Gallery, Room 41

Drawing

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing, pen and wash on paper, a carpenter at work drilling a piece of wood with the aid of a lathe.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawn in ink on paper
Brief description
Drawing, lapidary using lathe, pen and wash on paper, Mughal, ca. 1780
Physical description
Drawing, pen and wash on paper, a carpenter at work drilling a piece of wood with the aid of a lathe.
Dimensions
  • Page height: 345mm
  • Page width: 248mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 90mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 72mm
  • Outside outermost painted borders height: 192mm
  • Outside outermost painted borders width: 173mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A carpenter at work drilling a piece of wood with the aid of a lathe.
Style
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Bought in 1955 from the collection of J.C. French
Object history
Bought in 1955 from the collection of J.C. French
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.194-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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