Photo of collection object Leaf from a Kalighat album: Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto); Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso)
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto); Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso), c. 1890. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; Woodcut, hand colored with gum tempera, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 2003.107. cc0.

Leaf from a Kalighat album: Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto); Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso)

c. 1890

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; Woodcut, hand colored with gum tempera
Locations
country: India, region: Bengal, city: Kolkata, : Kalighat
Accession Number
2003.107
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
Rights Statement
cc0
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