Painting
first half 18th century (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a leafy stem from a flowering plant with two flowers and four buds is painted on an off-white ground. The flowers have five purple petals with yellow centres. The modelling of the plant is achieved with loose hatchings and brush strokes in darker tones. The painting is framed with a simple inner border of pale yellow paper collaged in strips with black outlines. It is mounted on a plain ivory-coloured page which has strips of greenish-grey paper and black outlines on the inner sides pasted along its edges. The inner edge has a strip of woven textile applied to it acting as a gutter for the album binding.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Small Clive Album p. 57, plant with purple flowers, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, possibly Avadh, first half 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a leafy stem from a flowering plant with two flowers and four buds is painted on an off-white ground. The flowers have five purple petals with yellow centres. The modelling of the plant is achieved with loose hatchings and brush strokes in darker tones. The painting is framed with a simple inner border of pale yellow paper collaged in strips with black outlines. It is mounted on a plain ivory-coloured page which has strips of greenish-grey paper and black outlines on the inner sides pasted along its edges. The inner edge has a strip of woven textile applied to it acting as a gutter for the album binding. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | the numeral '29' inscribed in pencil (top right hand corner of the page) |
| 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 56 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. |
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| Accession number | IS.48:29/A-1956 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2003 |
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