Not currently on display at the V&A

One of six brooches with views of monuments in embossed gilt frames.

Brooch
ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This painting depicts The Rock; Trichinopoly.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOne of six brooches with views of monuments in embossed gilt frames. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Brief description
Painting; Watercolour on ivory, Delhi or Madras, ca.1850
Physical description
This painting depicts The Rock; Trichinopoly.
Dimensions
  • Length: 3cm
Style
Object history
Recieved by the India Museum, 1855.
Transferred from the India Museum, 1879.
Place 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 223 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
08751(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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