[Sketches of traditional Indian dress] [art original].
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33111709
Description
- Title
- [Sketches of traditional Indian dress] [art original].
- Creator
- O'Connor, Mrs., attributed name
- Published / Created
- [1831 or later]
- Publication Place
- India?
- Abstract
-
Collection of twelve 19th-century Anglo-Indian representations of traditional Indian clothing for various trades and stations of life, each captioned below with the subject's occupation. Included are two female subjects, 'My Ayah or Lady's Maid' and a water bearer, alongside ten male subjects. Among the depicted males are a 'Native Officer', 'A Peon or Policeman', and a 'Moonshee or Teacher of Languages', the latter having the only geographical indication of origin ('Bangalore' given to its verso).
- Description
-
Title devised by cataloger.
Each drawing is numbered and signed "Mrs. O'Connor" on the verso, possibly indicating the artist or the person the drawings were composed for.
Drawing '3' on verso: A Bangalore Moonshee.
Approximate date from the watermark.
Such works are often referred to as 'Company School', given they were produced for tourists and East India Company employees alike. - Provenance
- Purchased from Antiquates Ltd., December 2023.
- Extent
- 12 drawings : sheets 18 x 12 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Drawings Oc18 no. 1 Shelved in Object Room C:A
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Gouaches
Watercolors
Genre works - Material
- gouache, watercolor, and ink ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- India
- Subject (Topic)
-
Clothing & dress
Occupations - Subjects
-
India > Clothing & dress
Occupations
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Citation
- Sketches of Traditional Indian Dress. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16911499
- Object ID (OID)
- 33111709