Three sepoy musicians playing fife, drum and cymbals.
Scope & Content:
Three sepoy musicians playing fife, drum and cymbals. They wear blue coats with red facings, breeches and tall blue caps in Grenadier fashion. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
Coolees loaded - labourers, with boxes and a table.
Scope & Content:
Three males carrying a chest, a table and a basket on their heads. A building is shown in the distance. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘Coolees loaded - labourers’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
Two males wearing white clothing, one carrying a bottle of red liquidm the other pointing at a basket and bottle on the ground. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A Native Butler and Mate(?) an Assistant.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
An ascetic wearing chains approaching an old man with a rosary.
Scope & Content:
An ascetic wearing chains approaching an old man with a rosary. The old man appears to be a Muslim. A mosque and a grave are in the background. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A Byraggee an Hindoo Pilgrim’. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
Smoking a Hookah. Both a floor-model and a hand-held model are depicted.
Scope & Content:
Two males smoking hooka's. Both a floor-model and a hand-held model are depicted. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘Smoking a Hookah.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
Two men playing ‘pachisi’ while a musician plays a ‘vina’
Scope & Content:
Two men playing ‘pachisi’ while a musician plays a ‘vina’ in a shaded courtyard. Inscribed: ‘Pachiss a Game of fife & twenty.’ and ‘A Native Muscian’ [sic]. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
A girl weariong anklets and colourful textiles, carries two water pots. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A Girl going for Water.’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.