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1956.3.6.3

Talc painting of a butler holding a large blue and white glazed ceramic vessel. [LKG 16/11/2009]

1956.3.6.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Talc painting of a butler holding a large blue and white glazed ceramic vessel. [LKG 16/11/2009]
Long description
Talc painting of a butler holding a large blue and white glazed ceramic vessel. The man is wearing a long white dress robe over a pair of blue and white horizontally striped trousers. He also wears a white turban. To the top left of the image a large green curtain has been painted. [LKG 16/11/2009]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Uttar Pradesh Varanasi (Benares)
Cultural groups
Bengali
Person
Field collector John Ward
PRM source Margaret F. Irvine
Date / Period
Date made: Before 02/1868?, uncertain
Date collected
By February 1868?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1956
Materials and processes
Material Talc, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width 83 mm approx, Length 117 mm approx
Object numbers
Accession number: 1956.3.6.3

Search terms: Picture and Graphic Art, Painting

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