1930.106: Mounted Mysore Soldier with Flintlock Gun
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1930.106
- Title
- Mounted Mysore Soldier with Flintlock Gun
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- 19th-20th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Tamil Nadu
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216847
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor on mica
- Dimensions
- 16.3 x 12.4 cm (6 7/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Frederick A. Olsson, Class of 1892
- Accession Year
- 1930
- Object Number
- 1930.106
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The solider, mounted on a white horse with a dark mane and tail, carries a flintlock gun over his right shoulder. He wears a red hat, which is distinct to Mysore, a blue robe with white trim, and a yellow belt that cuts across his body from the right shoulder. Around his waist is a red sash and also a belt that consists of two brown utility pouches and one green nautilus shell-shaped gunpowder flask. The soldier sits on a decorative saddle blanket with red and yellow borders. On the left is a tree in partial view. The work was created in Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu, which specialized in this art form.
Verification Level
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