Calendar

Museum number:
9-11439
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
SIT8-3 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
calendar, year 1969; depicts a girl in a pink gown and with much gold jewelry; she is in the act of removing her veil; in the background a man comes through the doorway; possibly it is her wedding night; 65cm length; 35.5 cm width; Role in trade - promotional device for Seeth Murliidhr Jewelers
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Sitapur distr.
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1970
Materials:
Metal and Paper (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Calendars (documents)
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
used as calendar
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 65 centimeters and width 35.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Calendar, accession number 9-11439, described as calendar, year 1969; depicts a girl in a pink gown and with much gold jewelry; she is in the act of removing her veil; in the background a man comes through the doorway; possibly it is her wedding night; 65cm length; 35.5 cm width; Role in trade - promotional device for Seeth Murliidhr Jewelers

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