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Toddywallah's hut in a grove of date palms near Breach Candy, Bombay

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Date

1850-1851

Artist

William Carpenter (1818-1899)

Collection

Victoria & Albert Museum

Image Link

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432088

Description

This image shows a hut with palm trees behind it. In the distance is the sea with boats sailing on it. In the foreground, on the left hand side are a group of children seated on a small platform. A woman and child are seated in the doorway of the hut, and on the right there are two women, one of whom hold a water pot on her head and the other a child on her side.
This view was taken from Cumballa Hill overlooking Breach Candy and the Arabian Sea.
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Descriptive Medium

Watercolour on paper

Image Licence

All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

©Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Location

Cumballa Hill, Mumbai, India

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Tags

Huts
Trees
People
Encampments

Category

Buildings & Architecture

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