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A silversmith with an assistant

Painting
ca. 1826 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Patna (made)

A watercolour of a silversmith with an assistant. From a group of 35 drawings of trades and occupations.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Indian Company Paintings
SCRAN
Object type
Painting
TitleA silversmith with an assistant (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Watercolour
Painted
Brief description
Painting; watercolour, a silversmith with an assistant, Patna, ca. 1826
Physical description
A watercolour of a silversmith with an assistant. From a group of 35 drawings of trades and occupations.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Length: 20cm
Style
Company
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Sonar. Silversmith.' John Hall 1819 and C. Wilmot 1821 (Inscribed. Watermark)
  • (watermarked 1819)
Credit line
Presented by Lady Amherst
Object history
Probably purchased at Patna by Lord and Lady Amherst in 1964
Subject depicted
Silversmith
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, 87 p. ISBN 0944142303
  • Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838 p. 50, pl. 3.1
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.49-1964

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Record createdOctober 4, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68329/a-silversmith-with-an-assistant-painting-unknown/
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