Not currently on display at the V&A

Muslim festival scene

Painting
ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Muslim festival scene: sacred objects being carried under a domed canopy. A drummer riding on a camel and a pennant carried on an elephant.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMuslim festival scene (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache, Muslim festival scene: sacred objects being carried under a domed canopy, Tanjore, ca. 1800
Physical description
Muslim festival scene: sacred objects being carried under a domed canopy. A drummer riding on a camel and a pennant carried on an elephant.
Dimensions
  • Length: 43cm
  • Width: 59cm
Style
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, 55 p. ISBN 0944142303
Other number
8808 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
AL.8808

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Record createdOctober 2, 2002
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