2009.202.16: Seated Rajput Noblewoman with Attendant

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.16

Title

Seated Rajput Noblewoman with Attendant

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

late 18th - early 19th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Uniara

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217788

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink on paper; Rajput Style

Dimensions

21 x 14.8 cm (8 1/4 x 5 13/16 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

2009.202.16

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

Seated against a large, cylindrical cushion is a Rajput noblewoman, facing right. She peers from the shawl that covers her head, her left hand holding the edge away from her face. Her right hand reaches out to her extended right foot. She is adorned with bracelets, anklets, earrings, a head ornament, and a nose ring. In front of her are two flasks, a tray holding food, a box with its lid propped against it, a pair of sandals, and another tray on the far right. On the left from behind a partition is a female attendant. She carries a scarf in her right hand while holds up a peacock feather fan in her left. Both accoutrements signify the seated woman’s elevated status. Rajput Style.

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