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Johnson 60,19
- Record Id:
- 041-003287633
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x0004a4
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171870172.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 60,19
- Title:
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An embroidered picture of fruit and blossom, European after a Chinese pattern, on an Indian album leaf
- Scope & Content:
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Embroidered picture of fruit and blossom.
18th century.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note on reverse.
Embroidery in coloured silks on paper; cut out and laid down on paper with ruled ink margins; mounted on Indian paper.
82 by 111 mm; page 189 by 124 mm.
A branching twig bears a stellate pink blossom and a ripening pink and green fruit.
Note: This is probably the work of a European or Indian embroiderer following a Chinese pattern. It was perhaps given to Johnson who had it mounted on Indian paper and included with his miniatures.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003287614
041-003287633 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 60 : Total of 23 leaves separately mounted. All are portraits except for one example of silk embroidery on paper.
Johnson 60,19 : An embroidered picture of fruit and blossom, European after a Chinese pattern, on an Indian album leaf - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0060]/040-003287614[0019]/041-003287633
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100171870172.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Deccani style
South Indian style - Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1790
- Date Range:
- 1700-1790
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: coloured silks; cloth
- Former Internal References:
- J.60,19
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 226
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)