A lapidary at work cutting and polishing stones. Watercolour by an Indian painter.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1899?]
- Reference:
- 575929i
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A lapidary often has to work on a small scale, cutting and polishing the stones with great precision. This requires keen eyesight: here the bespectacled craftsman peers over the lathe
Publication/Creation
[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]
Physical description
1 painting : watercolour, with pencil ; image 9 x 9.5 cm
Lettering
Lapidary
Reference
Wellcome Collection 575929i
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