Painting
first half of the 18th century (made)
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Painting in opaque watercolour on paper, the painting shows a stylised flower spray with three stems branching out of a cut stem. The yellow flower heads have little spikes extending from them, the left two of which have red tufted ends. The leaves and stems are modelled with thin black hatching over pale green and turquoise-green washed grounds. The spray is painted against a plain beige-coloured paper ground with a simple frame of collaged strips of green paper, matching the opposite page, (IS.48:7/A-1956). The painting is mounted on a plain ivory coloured border with buff strips of paper at the margins, which also match the opposite page. A strip of beige, woven textile has been stuck along the right hand side to act as a gutter for the album binding. The edges of the page have been gilded.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Small Clive Album p. 12, flowering plant, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, first half 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting in opaque watercolour on paper, the painting shows a stylised flower spray with three stems branching out of a cut stem. The yellow flower heads have little spikes extending from them, the left two of which have red tufted ends. The leaves and stems are modelled with thin black hatching over pale green and turquoise-green washed grounds. The spray is painted against a plain beige-coloured paper ground with a simple frame of collaged strips of green paper, matching the opposite page, (IS.48:7/A-1956). The painting is mounted on a plain ivory coloured border with buff strips of paper at the margins, which also match the opposite page. A strip of beige, woven textile has been stuck along the right hand side to act as a gutter for the album binding. The edges of the page have been gilded. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Mr. John Goelet |
| Object history | This miniature painting is part of the Small Clive Album of Indian miniatures which is thought to have been given by Shuja ud-Daula, the Nawab of Avadh, to Lord Clive during his last visit to India in 1765-67. It contains 62 leaves on which are Mughal miniature paintings, drawing and flower studies on both sides. The binding is covered with an Indian brocade silk that may have been cut from lengths brought home by the 2nd Lord Clive, who served as Governor of Madras, 1799 to 1803. The album was sold from Powis Castle at Sotheby's sale, 16 to 18 January 1956, lot 332A. |
| Production | possibly made in Avadh |
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| Accession number | IS.48:6/B-1956 |
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| Record created | October 9, 2003 |
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