Drawing for Designs for a Wall | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.202.74
People: Unknown Artist
Title: Drawing for Designs for a Wall
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: c. 1840
Places: Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture: Indian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/212623

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and metallic silver pigment on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions: 15.2 x 25 cm (6 x 9 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973.

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: 2009.202.74
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Set within a 7x4 grid are various designs of plants, scrolling leaves, and flowers. The top middle square contains an inscription. Rajput Style, Kota School.

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