Three Brahmin couples

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Tanjore (made)

One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
1. A Tamil Sonarta Brahmin; the man carrying a palm-leaf manuscript, the woman a waterpot.
2. A Tamil Iyengar Brahmin.
3. A couple, possibly fan-makers, each holding a fan.

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Categories	Paintings Indian Company Paintings SCRAN
Object type	Painting
Title	Three Brahmin couples (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour and gouache on paper Watercolour Gouache Paper Painting
Brief description	Painting; gouache and watercolour, Three Brahmin couples; a Tamil Sonarta Brahmin, a Tamil Iyengar Brahmin, a Brahmin couple, Tanjore, ca. 1830
Physical description	One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes. 1. A Tamil Sonarta Brahmin; the man carrying a palm-leaf manuscript, the woman a waterpot. 2. A Tamil Iyengar Brahmin. 3. A couple, possibly fan-makers, each holding a fan.
Dimensions	Height: 39.5cm Width: 58.5cm
Style	Company
Marks and inscriptions	Inscribed in : 1. Tamil, ink 2. Tamil , ink 3. Modi , ink
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
Bibliographic references	Susan Stronge, Nima Smith, and J.C. Harle. A Golden Treasury : Jewellery from the Indian Subcontinent London : Victoria and Albert Museum in association with Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, 1988. ISBN: 0944142168 pp.38-39 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 Indian ikat textiles / Rosemary Crill. London: V&A Publications, 1998 Number: 1851772421 p. 82, pl. 65
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.39:1-1987

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Record created	September 9, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O67345/three-brahmin-couples-painting-unknown/

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