Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a domestic scene. A mother is suckling a child, women are seated with her.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, mother suckling a child, seated with female companions, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, possibly Delhi, 18th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a domestic scene. A mother is suckling a child, women are seated with her.
Dimensions
  • Height: 240mm
  • Width: 375mm
  • Image within innermost painted border height: 143mm
  • Image within innermost painted border width: 199mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A domestic scene. A mother is suckling a child, women are seated with her.
Style
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history
Previously in the Rothenstein Collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.225-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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