2009.202.66: Vaishnavite Manuscript and Cover in the Shape of a Fish
Manuscripts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.66
- Title
- Vaishnavite Manuscript and Cover in the Shape of a Fish
- Classification
- Manuscripts
- Work Type
- manuscript
- Date
- 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Orissa
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/190503
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor on palm leaf with wood or palm bark cover
- Dimensions
- 9.8 x 4.5 cm (3 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1999 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1999.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
- Accession Year
- 2009
- Object Number
- 2009.202.66
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Palm leaf manuscript with 44 folios and wooden book covers. The text is written in Oriya script.
Verification Level
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