2009.202.146: Lady Reclining on Bench, Attended by Two Maidservants

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.146

Title

Lady Reclining on Bench, Attended by Two Maidservants

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

18th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Bundi

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217272

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Bundi School

Dimensions

11.7 x 14.3 cm (4 5/8 x 5 5/8 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

2009.202.146

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

At the center of the page is a large bed on which a young female figure, most likely of nobility, reclines. She lays on her stomach, with her feet resting on a large cushion. She props her right arm on another large cushion. Her right hand holds the back of her head as she turns to face a maidservant who pours a drink from a flask into a tiny cup. Crouching next to the bench, near the front is another maidservant. In front of her is a plus-sign-shape, which signifies a pachisi board, popularly known in the West as “parcheesi”. A candle smolders at the front of the bench. Rajput Style, Bundi School.

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