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Three textile craftsmen and their wives

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Date

ca. 1830

Artist

Unknown Artist (Company School)

Collective Title

A volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.

Collection

Victoria & Albert Museum

Image Link

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O20192

Description

1. A carpet-weaver and his wife; the man holding a durrie under his arm, the woman a distaff.
2. A cloth-weaver and his wife; the man holding a length of finished cloth, the woman a distaff.
3. A tailor and his wife; the man holding a 'housewife', the woman thread.
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Descriptive Medium

Watercolour and gouache on paper

Image Licence

All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

©Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Location

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

Country

Medium

Tags

Historical Figures
Portraits
People

Category

People & Society

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