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Potter and his wife

Title

Potter and his wife

Year/Period

Early 19th century

Region

Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, South India

Material

Guache on paper

Technique

Water-colour painting

Dimension

Object size: Image: H34.3 X W23.7cm,
Object size: Border: H39.9 X W30.1 cm

Accession No.

1994-04782

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

This is an early 19th century painting of a Potter and his wife from Tanjore, South India.There are three other similar paintings and they are of a dhobi, snake charmer and musicians.It is interesting to note that paintings such as this were commissioned by the British East India Company and were used as records of every-day life in India.