Painting
first half 18th century (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, four studies of different flowering plants are painted on the page, comprising from the top left hand corner, a small pink-flowered plant with twisting pinnate leaves, a yellow-flowered butter-cup type plant, and below a pink budded heather-like plant and, lastly, a small purple flowered iris. All these are painted on the plain ivory-coloured ground of the paper and framed with a simple inner border of strips of buff-coloured paper outlined in black. This is mounted on the plain ivory-coloured page which has strips of grey paper with a black outline pasted on its edges. A strip of beige woven textile is attached to the inner margin to act as a gutter for the album binding. This has been added over a beige paper gutter. the remnants of which are just visible along the edge of the present gutter.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Small Clive Album p. 60, flower studies, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, possibly Avadh, firat half 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, four studies of different flowering plants are painted on the page, comprising from the top left hand corner, a small pink-flowered plant with twisting pinnate leaves, a yellow-flowered butter-cup type plant, and below a pink budded heather-like plant and, lastly, a small purple flowered iris. All these are painted on the plain ivory-coloured ground of the paper and framed with a simple inner border of strips of buff-coloured paper outlined in black. This is mounted on the plain ivory-coloured page which has strips of grey paper with a black outline pasted on its edges. A strip of beige woven textile is attached to the inner margin to act as a gutter for the album binding. This has been added over a beige paper gutter. the remnants of which are just visible along the edge of the present gutter. |
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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 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. |
| Production | possibly made in Avadh |
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| Accession number | IS.48:30/B-1956 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2003 |
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