An Indian Muslim perfume seller and his wife. Gouache painting.

Date:
[1815?]
Reference:
728686i
Part of:
Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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An Indian Muslim perfume seller and his wife. Gouache painting. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Both are richly dressed. The man holds a sword in his right hand. The woman holds a closed fan (apparently) in each hand. The man holds a flower and a reddish-brown package (of perfumed powders?)

Publication/Creation

[1815?]

Physical description

1 painting : gouache, with indian ink and gold ; image approximately 20.5 x 22 cm

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Lettering

Tulucar otherwise called Moorish cast. Worship Mahomet. Language Moorish and Hindustanee. Reside on the coast. Wives like all Moorman kept strictly at home. Man going about the streets selling all kinds of smelling powders and waters which they prepare themselves.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 728686i

Creator/production credits

Attributed to a painter from Tanjore (Thanjavur)

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