Ten Buildings and Monuments in Lucknow and Cawnpore, India
Indian School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1890
Materials
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
310 x 385 x 30 mm
Place of origin
Cranbourn Street
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107765
Summary
Miniatures, watercolour on ivory, Ten Buildings and Monuments in Lucknow and Cawnpore, India, Indian School, 1890. The frame contains ten small oval ivory tablets that show a variety of different buildings. The frame came from Alfred. J Mucklow of 33 Cranbourn Street, London. 'Ten Monuments of Lucknow and Cawnpore - in black glazed frames' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Makers and roles
Indian School, miniaturist Alfred J. Mucklow, framemaker