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| Keywords: Indian - A Lady at Her Toilette - Walters W878.jpg Three ladies are portrayed in bold relief against the stark but intense background characteristic of early Basohli-style paintings The two attendants are attired in bright dresses and pearl ornaments but except for similar jewelry the mistress is completely nude Seated in profile on a crimson cushion on a footed stool she proffers her left foot to the kneeling attendant The standing maid behind cools her mistress with a flywhisk held in her left hand while her right holds a golden cup A jug and two pots are placed in the left foreground While it is not uncommon to find isolated pictures of ladies engaged in their toilette the inscriptions on this painting may indicate that it once belonged to a series The Takri inscription on top has been read by Ohri as parimangalam or pagamangalam meaning auspicious in every respect or auspicious foot respectively Since the kneeling maid is attending to the lady's foot and an anklet rests on the stool the second reading is more relevant Most likely this was the first in a series showing the heroine adorning herself ca 1700 pigments with betel leaf on paper cm 16 83 18 57 accession number W 878 29589 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2001 place of origin Mankot Jammu-Kashmir India Walters Art Museum license 2D Mughal miniatures in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Mistress and maid in art | ||||
