Milkman’s wife (‘gwalin’) carrying cow-dung cakes. By a Patna artist, c.1870. Water-colour; 9 by 7 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 1 May 1961. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer in Patna in 1948 from Ishwari Prasad.
Milkman and wife. The woman is churning butter, a customer and two children seated in front of her. Below, her husband is milking a cow with the calf tied to it. Inscribed on back: ‘No.17. Making Butter.’