Gentoo basket
Painting
ca. 1840 - ca. 1850 (made)
ca. 1840 - ca. 1850 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
One of sixteen Company Paintings depicting various occupations, this one of two men seated on the floor weaving baskets.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Gentoo basket (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting; gouache and watercolour, Gentoo basket maker, Tanjore, ca. 1840 - ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | One of sixteen Company Paintings depicting various occupations, this one of two men seated on the floor weaving baskets. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Watermark 1839 on J. Whatman paper
Inscribed in English
"Gento Basket Maker" |
| 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, 66 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.104-1989 |
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| Record created | September 23, 2002 |
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