Not currently on display at the V&A

Drawing

1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A seated Muslim man winding gold wire from a revolving drum onto a spindle. Various objects on the floor include a hookah, pot and sticks.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and wash on paper
Brief description
Drawing of a seated man winding gold wire onto a spindle. Delhi 1870.
Physical description
A seated Muslim man winding gold wire from a revolving drum onto a spindle. Various objects on the floor include a hookah, pot and sticks.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Width: 36.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Delhi, Nov: 1870. JLK. Label on verso: 20 Winding gold wire. Delhi. JL Kipling. (English; Lockwood; 1870)
Object history
Historical significance: John Lockwood Kipling (1837-1911) was born in Yorkshire but as his career developed became an established artist and scholar, and in 1865 settled in India with his family. He became professor of architectural sculpture at the JeeJeebhay School of Art in Bombay and in 1882 curator of the Lahore Museum. During his career JL Kipling was a member of the Department of Art and Science at the Victoria and Albert Museum and was also involved in the museum's decoration. John Lockwood Kipling was the father of Rudyard Kipling, author of the famous novels Jungle Book and Kim.

Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [ Room 8. On The Wall.] '0929. TWENTY-EIGHT FRAMES, glazed, each containing two sketches, by J. L. Kipling, of the School of Art, Bombay, illustrating the craftsmen of North-western India. 1 to 56'
Subjects depicted
Other number
20 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0929:20/(IS)

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Record createdOctober 30, 2002
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