Not currently on display at the V&A

Album Cover

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Thanjavur (made)

Paintings, Thanjavur, c1830


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Indian Company Paintings
Object type
Album cover
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and gouache on paper
Watercolour
Gouache
Paper
Painting
Brief description
Paintings, Thanjavur, c1830
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.5cm
  • Width: 58.5cm
Style
Company
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in
Object history
From a volume containing thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and processions. Bought from Mr. G. Goolden who had it from his late cousin Richard Goolden. RP 87/672
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 59 - 65 p. ISBN 0944142303
  • Swallow, D., Stronge, S., Crill, R., Koezuka, T., editor and translator, "The Art of the Indian Courts. Miniature Painting and Decorative Arts", Victoria & Albert Museum and NHK Kinki Media Plan, 1993. p. 159, cat. no. 146
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.39:31-1987

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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