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Walters Ms. W.708, Single leaf of women bathing on the bank of a river

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Shelf mark

W.708


Manuscript

Single leaf of women bathing on the bank of a river


Text title
Women bathing on the bank of a river

Abstract

This painting depicting women in various states of undress bathing on the bank of a river is attributable to the early twelfth century AH / eighteenth CE. It was likely made in Rajasthan. The biscuit-colored border is gold-flecked.


Date

Early 12th century AH / 18th CE


Origin

India


Form

Leaf


Genre

Historical


Language:

No linguistic content; Not applicable


Support material

Paper

Mounted on pasteboard


Extent

Foliation: Not applicable


Dimensions

24.0 cm wide by 26.0 cm high


Layout
  1. Image: 15.5 cm wide by 23.5 cm high

Contents:
fols. W.708a - W.708b:
  1. Title: Women bathing on the bank of a river

Decoration:

fol. W.708a:

  1. W.708, fol. W.708a
  2. Title: Women bathing on the bank of a river
  3. Form: Painting
  4. Label: This painting depicting women in various states of undress bathing on the bank of a river is attributable to the early twelfth century AH / eighteenth CE. It was likely made in Rajasthan. The biscuit-colored border is gold-flecked.

fol. W.708b:

  1. W.708, fol. W.708b
  2. Title: Women bathing on the bank of a river (back)
  3. Form: Back

Acquisition

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest


Contributors

Principal cataloger: Gacek, Adam

Catalogers: Landau, Amy; Smith, Sita

Editor: Bockrath, Diane

Conservators: Jewell, Stephanie; Quandt, Abigail

Contributors: Barrera, Christina; Emery, Doug; Herbert, Lynley; Noel, William; Simpson, Shreve; Tabritha, Ariel; Toth, Michael B.; Valle, Chiara


Publisher

The Walters Art Museum


License

Licensed for use under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Access Rights, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode. It is requested that copies of any published articles based on the information in this data set be sent to the curator of manuscripts, The Walters Art Museum, 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201.