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Carpenter

Painting
ca. 1840 - ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Tanjore (made)

Carpenter. From a series of 16 paintings depicting various occupations.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Indian Company Paintings
Object type
Painting
TitleCarpenter (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache and watercolour
Gouache
Watercolour
Painted
Brief description
Painting; gouache and watercolour, Carpenter, Tanjore, ca. 1840 - ca. 1850
Physical description
Carpenter. From a series of 16 paintings depicting various occupations.
Dimensions
  • Length: 48.5cm
  • Width: 30cm
Style
Company
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Carpenter' (Inscribed in pencil in English Watermark 1839 on J. Whatman paper)
  • '1839' (on J.Whatman paper, watermark)
Subject depicted
Carpenters
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Luxury goods from India : the art of the Indian cabinet maker / Amin Jaffer. London: V&A Publications, 2002 Number: 1851773819 p.10
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.4-1990

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Record createdOctober 3, 2002
Record URL
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