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WD1033
- Record Id:
- 032-003268002
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003268002
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x001163
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100137996942.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1033
- Title:
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Interior of the Jami Masjid, Tatta (Sind). 10 January 1839. Artist(s): Wingate, T. (fl. 1830-1846)
- Scope & Content:
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Water-colour painting of the interior of the Jami Masjid at Tatta (Sind) by T. Wingate (fl. 1830-1846), 10 January 1839
Inscribed on front in water-colour: ‘T. Wingate. Queen's Royal Regt. 10th Jany. 1839’; on back in ink: ‘The Jumma Musjeed in Thatta, Scinde: commenced by Sha Jahan, &_finished by Urungjebe.’
Purchased 14 March 1960.
Thatta or Tatta is located in Sindh province, Pakistan just west of the Indus River, inland from Karachi and the Arabian Sea coast. The Jami Masjid or congregational mosque was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1647 as a gift for the hospitality he received while seeking refuge from his father, Jahangir. It has a large courtyard and a corridor of 93 domed compartments which allows the voice of the Iman to be heard throughout the mosque. The interior is covered with mosaics of turquoise and white tiles. This decoration is known as Kashi, a form of mosaic work where small pieces of tiles of a single colour are cut to shape and attached to the wall surface with cement.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003268002", "parent" : "#", "text" : "WD1033: Interior of the Jami Masjid, Tatta (Sind). 10 January 1839. Artist(s): Wingate, T. (fl. 1830-1846)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003268002
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003268002
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100137996942.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1839
- End Date:
- 1839
- Date Range:
- 1839
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour. 25.5 x 34.9 cm
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 351
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)