Not currently on display at the V&A

Drawing

18th century-19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jaipur (made)

Drawing, ink on paper, chiromantic diagram (mapping out the palm for palm-reading).


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Drawn in ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Drawn
Painted
Brief description
Drawing, chiromantic diagram, red ink on paper, Jaipur, 18th-19th century
Physical description
Drawing, ink on paper, chiromantic diagram (mapping out the palm for palm-reading).
Dimensions
  • Height: 243mm (maximum)
  • Width: 110mm (maximum)
  • Cardboard mount onto which object attached; also absolute maximum dimension of object height: 269mm
  • Cardboard mount onto which object attached; also absolute maximum dimension of object width: 139mm
08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Chiromantic diagram (mapping out the palm for palm-reading).
Style
Jaipur
Object history
Purchased by the Museum in London in 1972.
Subject depicted
Hand
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
CIRC.319-1972

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O449274/drawing-unknown/
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