Harvard Art Museums > 2009.202.229: Woman Nursing a Child Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Woman Nursing a Child , 2009.202.229,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/217071. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.202.229 Title Woman Nursing a Child Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 19th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/217071 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School Dimensions 14 x 9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stuart Cary Welch (by 1983 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum. Notes: Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1983. 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 2009.202.229 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description A seated woman, facing left, nurses her small child. Her right hand gently supports the back of her child’s neck, while her left supports her child from behind. Her hands are decorated with henna. She wears a chaniya choli, which consists of a red and purple crop top and a pink skirt. She has a long, translucent yellow shawl that covers her head and the majority of her body. She is adorned with a nose ring, earrings, a head ornament, rings, armlets, bracelets, anklets, and toe rings. Rajput style, Kota school. Exhibition History Women in South Asian Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/26/2017 - 01/07/2018 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
