- Title:
- Terracotta female figure
- Object name(s):
- Figure
- Brief description:
- Hand-modelled terracotta female figurine, painted red, black, silver and gold on a white mica ground. Generally crafted by a 'Kumbhakar' (potter) or his wife and children, this type of figure is sold in a 'mela' (village fair) and widely used as a doll.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Ceramics
- Associated concept:
- Religion
- Credit line:
- Given by J.C. Irwin
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 10.3
- Material:
- clay
- Material:
- paint
- Object history note:
- A gift of J.C. Irwin.
- Object name:
- Figure
- Object number:
- IS.47-1978
- Object production date:
- mid-20th century
- Date - association:
- Made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1900-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 2000-12-31
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Object production place:
- West Bengal
- Place association:
- Made
- Physical description:
- Hand-modelled terracotta female figurine, painted red, black, silver and gold on a white mica ground. Generally crafted by a 'Kumbhakar' (potter) or his wife and children, this type of figure is sold in a 'mela' (village fair) and widely used as a doll.
- Responsible department/section:
- SSEA
- Technique:
- fired
- Technique:
- Painted terracotta
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
- Reference:
- Sinha, Suhashini, and Panda, C, eds. Kalighat Paintings from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2012. ISBN 1851776656.
- User's reference:
- Reference details:
- p.59
- User's reference:
- Reference details:
- p. 35, fig.4.2
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