Washerman and women at work by a tank. Inscribed on front: ‘Washermen. This is a Tank in Cuttack where they are washing. You will see here the good beating the clothes get upon the stones every time they are washed so you need not wonder at a nice muslin dress soon going to rags. These are n...
Washerman (dhobi) and his wife. Artist(s): Bani Lal (c.1850-1901)
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Washerman (‘dhobi’) and his wife. The man is beating a cloth on a board by the river; his wife sits on the bank, a clothes line behind her, a pot of water boiling on fire beside her. Water-colour; 190 by 222 mm.
A man ironing. Artist(s): Zain al-'Abidin (fl. 1840s)
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A man ironing, a pot of coals and a tongs beside his table. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Washerman’, and in Urdu: ‘haqr Zain al-‘Abidin musavvir; istriwala dhobi’. Water-colour heightened with white; 146 by 116 mm.
A washerman taking cloths to be washed on a donkey. Inscribed: ‘A Washerman taking Cloths to be washed’ The image is framed by a black border. The image continues outside of the frame. 24.2 by 19.7cm