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Three couples

Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

1. A couple
2. Bangle sellers.
3. A high caste non-Brahmin couple with caste name of Pillai.
One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThree couples (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and gouache on paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache and watercolour, Three couples; including bangle sellers and a Pillai couple, Tanjore, ca. 1830
Physical description
1. A couple
2. Bangle sellers.
3. A high caste non-Brahmin couple with caste name of Pillai.
One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.5cm
  • Width: 58.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in: l. English 'Gentoo Dubash and Gentoo Naidoo' Telugu 2. English - illegible Telugu 3. English 'Malabar Moodelear' Telugu
Object history
From a volume containing thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and processions. Bought from Mr. G. Goolden who had it from his late cousin Richard Goolden. RP 87/672
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 59 - 65 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IS.39:3-1987

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2002
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