Mica Paintings

Mica paintings originating from India [Mirzapore]. There appear to be at least three separate sets of paintings measuring 8cm x 11.5cm, 9cm x 12.5cm and 10cm x 14cm. Two sets depict domestic servants or trades-people and the third depicts Hindu gods and goddesses.


Order number: CWM/LMS/Home/India Pictures/4a-c
Date(s) of creation: [1838 ?]
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Home/India Pictures/4a-c
callnumber CWM/LMS/01/09/05/05/04
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/01/09/05/05/04
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prefix_number 04
title Mica Paintings
scb_date_creation [1838 ?]
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 37 items
format Archive
scb_admin_history Mica is a transparent mineral - the variety of Mica used most frequently by Indian artists is Muscovite, found widely throughout south India. Paintings are generally made on one side of the Mica, sometimes both sides are painted. The majority of the paintings were produced in standard sets for the colonial tourist market, and imitated paintings on glass. Popular subjects for the paintings included Hindu gods and goddesses, religious events, trades-people and flora and fauna of the sub-continent. [Source: 'Conservation of Indian Mica Paintings', by Mike Wheeler, V&A Conservation Journal, Issue 35]
description Mica paintings originating from India [Mirzapore]. There appear to be at least three separate sets of paintings measuring 8cm x 11.5cm, 9cm x 12.5cm and 10cm x 14cm. Two sets depict domestic servants or trades-people and the third depicts Hindu gods and goddesses.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
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