Painting
ca. 1850 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a woman stands outside an open bed chamber holding a cup of food to a parrot perched on a tree. Background pale yellow.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, woman and parrot, paque watercolour on paper, Chamba, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a woman stands outside an open bed chamber holding a cup of food to a parrot perched on a tree. Background pale yellow. |
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| Content description | A woman stands outside an open bed chamber holding a cup of food to a parrot perched on a tree. |
| Style | |
| Object history | IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros. |
| Historical context | Pahari painting is a style of miniature painting of the Rajput courts in what is now Himachal Pradesh. Chamba, an important centre of Pahari painting, is situated in the Ravi Valley in the heart of the Himalaya mountains. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, W.G. 'Indian Paintings From The Punjab Hills: A Survey and History of Pahari Miniature Painting', Delhi:Oxford University Press, 1973, p.91. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.102-1954 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2000 |
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