Oil-seller and wife; the man carries a basket of pots on his head and the woman has a smal pot and measure. Inscribed: ‘The Tailee or Oil-Monger tribe. This class as well as all Mechanics, wear a Cotton thread over the left shoulder.’
Oil-seller and his wife; man is dressed in white dhoti and holding pot of oil and accoutrements over his shoulder. Woman carries a basket on her head. Inscribed: 'Chekahlen. Chekahlathee.'
'A Koalhoo' [oil maker and seller]. Section 1st No.38 from 'A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos by Balt. Solvyns'. Calcutta, 1799. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
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'A Koalhoo' [oil maker and seller]. Section 1st No.38 from 'A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos by Balt. Solvyns'. Calcutta, 1799.. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)