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1. Add Or 1855

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Add Or 1855
Title:
Milkman's wife (gwalin) carrying cow-dung cakes
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 2553

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Add Or 2553
Title:
A sweeper (mehtar) and water-carrier (bihishti) cleaning a drain or water-channel in a garden. Artist(s): Muhammad Amir, Shaikh, of Karraya (fl.1830s-40s)
Scope & Content:
A sweeper ‘(mehtar)’ and water-carrier ‘(bihishti)’ cleaning a drain or water-channel in a garden. By the Calcutta artist, Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, c.1830-35. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Bhisty’;’ Mayter’; in Persian characters: ‘bihishti’; ‘mihtar’;’ Shaikh Muhammad Amir musauwir....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1835-1840
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 3920

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Add Or 3920
Title:
A Gaddi shepherd wrestling with a sheep. Artist(s): Chandu Lal, of Rajol (fl.1966)
Scope & Content:
A Gaddi shepherd wrestling with a bear. Presented by Michael Archer, March 1978. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘Raina Chandu Lal musavvir Rajol mavarkha 18.2.66’ (Raina Chandu Lal, painter, Rajol, dated 18.2.66). Gouache; decorated black and pink borders. 174 by 219 mm; page 230 by 270 mm...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1966
Extent:
1 Item

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