One of forty-five drawings of Muharram scenes, occupations, festivals and ceremonies.
Painting
ca.1800 (made)
ca.1800 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Two girls on a swing.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | One of forty-five drawings of Muharram scenes, occupations, festivals and ceremonies. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache on mica (Drawing in black and colours). |
| Brief description | Painting; gouache on mica, Two girls on a swing, Murshidabad, ca.1800. |
| Physical description | Two girls on a swing. |
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| Style | |
| Object history | These mica drawings were aquired in Patna in 1948 from Ishwari Prasad. The drawings in white line had been kept by his family as tracings for further paintings. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| 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 196 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.34:25-1961 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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