illustrated book;
print
- Museum number
- 1880,0110.22-31
- Description
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'The costume, character, manners, domestic habits, and religious ceremonies, of the Mahrattas. With ten coloured engravings, from drawings by a native artist. By Thomas Duer Broughton, Esq. late commander of the resident's escort at the court of Scindia' (London: John Murray) 1813; containing 10 illustrations including frontispiece:
'A bazar in Seendhiya's camp', by J.A. Atkinson (frontispiece)
'A Mahrattta Surdar entertaining Brahmins', by T. Baxter after Deen Alee
'The procession of the Taziya', by J.A. Atkinson after Deen Alee
'Playing the Hohlee', by Baxter after Alee
'A Mahratta Pandit and his family', by Baxter after Alee
'A Muhunt and Gosaeens', by Atkinson after Alee
'A Meena of Jajurh', by Baxter after Alee
'A girl dancing the Kuharwa', by Atinkson after Alee
'An Ukhara, with a view of the British resident's camp', by Moses after Alee
'The Junumushtoomee', by Atkinson
Together with table of contents, dedication to the Marquess Wellesley, and directions to the binder. Bound in half-leather, raised bands, gold lettering at the spine, marbled endpapers.
Etching and aquatint, hand-coloured
- Production date
- 1813
- Dimensions
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Height: 257 millimetres (approx. size of each page)
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Width: 205 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The costume, character, manners, domestic habits, and religious ceremonies, of the Mahrattas
- Acquisition date
- 1880
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1880,0110.22-31
