Moti Masjid, Agra Fort

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Delhi (made) Agra (made)

The Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque was built by Shah Jahan between 1648 and 1655. It is named after the iridescent quality of the white marble from which it is constructed. It stands at the highest point in Agra Fort and is admired for its simplicity of form.

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Category	Indian Company Paintings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Moti Masjid, Agra Fort (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour on paper Watercolour Paper
Brief description	Drawing, Architectural: Moti Masjid, Agra Fort, watercolour on paper, Agra, c.1820
Physical description	The Moti Mahal, Dawan-i Khas, Delhi.
Dimensions	Length: 46.5cm Width: 71cm
Style	Company
Marks and inscriptions	(Inscribed on back in persian.)
Gallery label	(July 2017) The Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque was built by Shah Jahan between 1648 and 1655. It is named after the iridescent quality of the white marble from which it is constructed. It stands at the highest point in Agra Fort and is admired for its simplicity of form.
Places depicted	Moti Mahal Delhi
Summary	The Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque was built by Shah Jahan between 1648 and 1655. It is named after the iridescent quality of the white marble from which it is constructed. It stands at the highest point in Agra Fort and is admired for its simplicity of form.
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 137 p. ISBN 0944142303
Other number	4209 - Previous number
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	AL.4209

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O403724/moti-masjid-agra-fort-drawing-unknown/

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