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Three couples

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

1. A palanquin-bearer and his wife.
2. A fisherman and his wife; the man, with a bag strung round his waist, carrying a fish and a net; the woman, with a basket of fish on her head, holding a baby on her hip.
3. Basket makers; the man, with a large basket-work box on his head, grasping a knife; the woman holding hand-pankas (fans).
One in 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; palanquin bearer, fisherman, basket-maker, Tanjore, ca. 1830
Physical description
1. A palanquin-bearer and his wife.
2. A fisherman and his wife; the man, with a bag strung round his waist, carrying a fish and a net; the woman, with a basket of fish on her head, holding a baby on her hip.
3. Basket makers; the man, with a large basket-work box on his head, grasping a knife; the woman holding hand-pankas (fans).
One in 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
  • 'Palankeen Bearer. Bestavaloo' (Inscription; decoration; English and Telugu; Below couple 1; ink)
  • 'Malabar Fisherman' (Inscription; decoration; English and Telugu; Below couple 2; ink)
  • 'Bamboo Basket Maker' (Inscription; decoration; English and Telugu; Below couple 3; 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
Subject 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.39:15-1987

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2002
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