Title
A Painted Chest
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Bareilly, North India
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: 101.6 x 91.4 x 58.2 cm
Accession No.
2014-00422
Collection of
Murshidabad, Patna, Vizag, Bhagalpur, and Bareilly were distinct centres of furniture production. Black and gilt painted and lacquered wooden objects were important features of Bareilly furniture. This is a rare example of a Bareilly painted and lacquered chest. It is finished in black and gold paint portraying a Chinese landscape complete with foliage, pagodas and a floral border. The elaborately painted chest rests on intricately fashioned crisscrossed legs with hoof-like feet.
