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Two seated  females sing and play a drum in the foreground.  Another attendant stands behind the  bed-head holding a peacock-feathered<i> morchal</i> above her head.  A turbaned figure in female costume is seen behind the bed holding out a small golden dish in one hand while carrying a ceramic blue and white wine flask, decorated with a man on horseback, in the other hand. Another female attendant stands behind carrying a crimson and gold-fringed tray with a domed lid. There are two gold vessels and a golden object in the form of a goose also resting on the carpet.  The golden legs of the bed match the headboard with their red floral and jewelled ornamentation.\r\n      The principal lady wears a transparent, long-sleeved <i>peshwaz</i> (overdress) with a gold paned skirt under a high waist, above which there are double rows of pink-edged white lappets round the neck opening.  She wears an orange <i>paijama</i> (trousers) with gold dotted and floral motifs and a golden <i>patka</i> ornamented with bands of pink, blue and pale orange flowers.  Over her head and hanging down over her shoulders on either side she has a gauzy yellow, patterned <i>dupatta</i> (scarf) edged in gold.  She is richly jewelled with three rows of pearls and a spinel and pearl on a slender chain round her neck, with an additional double row of pearls across her body.  She also has pearl earrings, pearl bracelets and pearl anklets above which are gold bands studded with red and green gems.  Scattered by her side on the gold bed cover, which is sprigged with red and pink flowers, are a number of pink rose blossoms which can also be seen in the little leaf basket beside them.\r\n      The lady by her side is differently dressed in a short white gauze <i>choli</i> with a leaf design and green inset at her cleavage, which is narrowly edged in red.  Over her head she wears a transparent gold-edged <i>odhini</i>, which also covers her upper body and is wrapped round her legs as she sits in a crossed-leg position.  Underneath this she is wearing either yellow <i>paijama</i> or a <i>gaghra</i> (skirt) sprigged with gold flowers gathered into a green frill at her waist.  A white <i>patka</i> patterned in gold with two black and gold tassels at the top is tucked into her waist.  She wears jewelled <i>bazubands</i> (armlets) and cuff bracelets over two rows of pearls.  She has two rows of pearl necklaces at her throat with a pearl and crimson gemmed pendant and two further rows of pearls which reach her midriff..  She, like her companion, has elaborate pearl and gem-set earrings and an additional jewelled pearl pendant on her forehead.\r\n      A white canopy is supported over the group of figures on slender gold uprights resting on a crimson carpet with a scrolling floral design and a green border set on a platform reached by a flight of three steps between beds of red flowers.  A row of further flowers can be seen beyond the top edge of the carpet leading onto a green ground rising to a curved horizon.  The sky above is enlivened with fluffy clouds outlined in gold.\r\n      The inner border is of a pinkish-buff colour decorated with a foliated scroll in gold. It has ruled white lines on either side and is further embellished  with a gold line, two black ruled lines and an outermost blue line on the main ivory-coloured border.  This is decorated with  a band of alternate red poppies and pink lilies on leafy stems outlined in gold in a smaller format than most other pages in the album which carry similar borders, as the central painting is rather larger than the others.  The margins of the page have narrow strips of  blue-green paper with a white inner line pasted over a red margin which is visible where the paper strips have degraded or failed to cover completely the underlying red margin. An additional grey-green strip of paper has been attached to the inner margin as a gusset for the page.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"opaque watercolour","id":"x35013"},{"text":"paint","id":"AAT15029"},{"text":"paper","id":"AAT14109"},{"text":"gold","id":"AAT11021"}],"techniques":[{"text":"painted","id":"AAT54216"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper","categories":[{"text":"Paintings","id":"THES48917"},{"text":"Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project","id":"THES263148"}],"styles":[{"text":"Mughal","id":"AAT18939"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":["2006BL1660","2006BE7787","2021MU6792"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"004","id":"THES406584"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Painting","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Mughal Empire","id":"THES262021"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"early 18th century","earliest":"1700-01-01","latest":"1750-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Gift of Mr. John Goelet","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"25.9","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"central painting","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"14.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"central painting","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"35.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"page","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"23.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"page","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"This miniature painting is part of the Small Clive Album of Indian miniatures which is thought to have been given by Shuja ud-Daula, the Nawab of Avadh, to Lord Clive during his last visit to India in 1765-67. It contains 56 leaves on which are Mughal miniature paintings, drawing and flower studies on both sides. The binding is covered with an Indian brocade silk that may have been cut from lengths brought home by the 2nd Lord Clive, who served as Governor of Madras, 1799 to 1803.  The album was sold from Powis Castle at Sotheby's sale, 16 to 18 January 1956, lot 332A.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Painting, Small Clive Album p. 82, ladies on a terrace under a canopy, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, early 18th century","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":".","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"women","id":"AAT25943"},{"text":"flask","id":"AAT45671"},{"text":"servants","id":"AAT25874"},{"text":"gems","id":"AAT11172"},{"text":"tray","id":"AAT43071"},{"text":"cup","id":"AAT43202"},{"text":"wine","id":"x42121"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["IS.48:41/B-1956"],"accessionNumberNum":"48","accessionNumberPrefix":"IS","accessionYear":1956,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-11-12","recordCreationDate":"2004-01-15","availableToBook":true}}