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Margasirsha (November - December).
Catalogue reference: Add Or 2809
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This record is about the Margasirsha (November - December). dating from c 1850.
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- Add Or 2809
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Title (The name of the record)
- Margasirsha (November - December).
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1850
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Description (What the record is about)
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Margasirsha (November-December). A terrace scene with a prince and mistress kneeling; a man prays and a figure sleeps, heavily wrapped in a blanket. Jaipur, c.1850. Mounted in an album (formerly Album 70); presented 21 April 1915. Inscribed on yellow panel above miniature with five lines of text in nagari characters; on reverse a description based on the nagari text:' The month of Maug Shur, from the Baramassa - The cold is severe, the flowers are fadinq, this is the month for prayer, arid also for pleasure - Let no lover leave his mistress at such a time.'. Gouache with gold, blue and pink or red borders. 155 by 92 mm; page 245 by 183 mm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Not applicable
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- 1 Item
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Unrestricted. Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Medium: opaque watercolour.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 525ii
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5f2d5792-a253-462f-b832-f584bf14c703/
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Margasirsha (November - December).