Painting
eighteenth century (made)
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The painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, is of a large orange marigold bloom on a bright green leafy stem with side shoots and buds. The petals are shaded in orange against yellow and the green parts of the plant are veined and outlined in a deeper shade of green. The flower is painted on a plain ivory-coloured paper ground which is set within a frame of applied dark blue paper strips outlined in black ink. The border is also a plain ivory-coloured paper with blue-green paper strips at the edges with a single black ink outline. A lighter grey strip of paper has been stuck over the margin to act as a gutter for the album binding. The edges of the page have been gilded.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Small Clive Album p. 9. marigold, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, 17th century |
| Physical description | The painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, is of a large orange marigold bloom on a bright green leafy stem with side shoots and buds. The petals are shaded in orange against yellow and the green parts of the plant are veined and outlined in a deeper shade of green. The flower is painted on a plain ivory-coloured paper ground which is set within a frame of applied dark blue paper strips outlined in black ink. The border is also a plain ivory-coloured paper with blue-green paper strips at the edges with a single black ink outline. A lighter grey strip of paper has been stuck over the margin to act as a gutter for the album binding. The edges of the page have been gilded. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Numeral 5 inscribed in pencil on top right hand corner of the border |
| Credit line | Gift of Mr. John Goelet |
| Object history | This painting is part of the Small Clive Album which is thought to have been given by Shuja ud-daula, the Nawab of Avadh, to Lord Clive during his last visit to India in 1765-67. It contains 56 leaves on which are Mughal paintings, drawings and flower studies on both sides. The album was rebound in the mid nineteenth century with a striped Indian brocade, patterned with rows of flower sprigs, possibly made in southern India. The silk may have been cut from lengths brought home by the 2nd Lord Clive, who served as Governor of Madras, 1799 to 1803. The album was sold from Powis Castle at Sotheby's sale, 16 to 18 January 1956, lot 332A |
| Historical context | This painting appears to be a later copy of the marigold on the opposite page (IS 48:4/B-1956) |
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| Accession number | IS.48:5/A-1956 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2003 |
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