Lascars
Painting
ca. 1800 (made)
ca. 1800 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
One of fourteen paintings of castes and occupations. This one of lascars; the man holding a bundle of rope and a bag under his arm; the woman holding a knife and a coil of rope.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lascars (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache |
| Brief description | Paintings; gouache, Lascars, Tanjore, ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | One of fourteen paintings of castes and occupations. This one of lascars; the man holding a bundle of rope and a bag under his arm; the woman holding a knife and a coil of rope. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed: Lascar. Note Inscribed on back with name of caste in English and Tamil. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 56 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Other number | 8940 - Previous number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | AL.8940I |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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