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Bangle-seller and his wife

Painting
ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of sixteen paintings of castes and occupations. The backgrounds are all plain with no clouds. The set appears to include drawings by two hands; one group with plain blue backgrounds, the other dull yellow; this one of a bangle-seller and his wife; the man in white, the woman in navy blue, both holding bangles; against a yellow background.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBangle-seller and his wife (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache
Brief description
Painting; Gouache, Bangle-seller and his wife, Tanjore, ca. 1790
Physical description
One of sixteen paintings of castes and occupations. The backgrounds are all plain with no clouds. The set appears to include drawings by two hands; one group with plain blue backgrounds, the other dull yellow; this one of a bangle-seller and his wife; the man in white, the woman in navy blue, both holding bangles; against a yellow background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28cm
  • Width: 2l.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed: 'A common Bangleman of the Gentoo Cast'.
Credit line
Presented by P.F. Campbell-Johnston
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [ Room 8. On The Wall.] '0923 to 0926. FOUR FRAMES, glazed, each containing four coloured illustrations of costumes &c. Presented by P. F. Campbell-Johnston, Esq. 4,510 to 4,513'
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, 51 p. ISBN 0944142303
Other number
4,511 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0924:1/(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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