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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
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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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