The Well at Cawnpore
Textile
ca. 1857 (made)
ca. 1857 (made)
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Picture made of embroidered silk with floss silk depicting the memorial well at Cawnpore (modern Kanpur) for the Cawnpore Massacre. Raised embroidery on silk, inscribed and dated with 'Sacred to the perpetual memory of a great company of Christian people - chiefly women and children - who, near this spot, were cruelly massacred by the followers of the rebel Nana Dhoondoput of Bhitoor, and cast, the dying with the dead into the well on the XVth day of July 1857'.
The colours are mainly in blue and burnished gold on a natural ground.
The colours are mainly in blue and burnished gold on a natural ground.
Object details
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| Title | The Well at Cawnpore (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk with floss silk |
| Brief description | Picture 'The Well at Cawnpore' made of embroidered silk with floss silk, probably made in England, ca. 1857. |
| Physical description | Picture made of embroidered silk with floss silk depicting the memorial well at Cawnpore (modern Kanpur) for the Cawnpore Massacre. Raised embroidery on silk, inscribed and dated with 'Sacred to the perpetual memory of a great company of Christian people - chiefly women and children - who, near this spot, were cruelly massacred by the followers of the rebel Nana Dhoondoput of Bhitoor, and cast, the dying with the dead into the well on the XVth day of July 1857'. The colours are mainly in blue and burnished gold on a natural ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Sacred to the perpetual memory of a great company of Christian people - chiefly women and children - who, near this spot, were cruelly massacred by the followers of the rebel Nana Dhoondoput of Bhitoor, and cast, the dying with the dead into the well on the XVth day of July 1857' Note Inscription embroidered on the base of the well. |
| Credit line | Given by the Museum & Art Gallery, Folkestone |
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| Accession number | IS.18-1966 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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