Drawing
1870 (made)
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A turbaned man throwing a pot on a wheel. Four small pots and one medium sized pot are depicted in the background with a small hookah in the foreground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing of a turbaned man throwing a pot on the wheel. Simla. 1870. |
| Physical description | A turbaned man throwing a pot on a wheel. Four small pots and one medium sized pot are depicted in the background with a small hookah in the foreground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 45. Simlah Oct 26/70: Throwing a pot on the wheel. Panjab. Drawn by J.L.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' |
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| Bibliographic reference | Bryant, Julius, Editor. Art and Design for All: The Victoria and Albert Museum. London: V&A Publishing, 2011. ISBN 9781851776665
pp.238-9, cat. no. 302 |
| Other number | 45 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0929:45/(IS) |
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| Record created | November 4, 2002 |
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