Calendar

Museum number:
9-11429
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
ICS-4 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
calendar, year 1968; depicts the baby Lord Krishna ('Bala Krishna'); 'Krishna' has just spilled a jar of milk, and is michievously crawling away; 2 of his common attributes are depicted: the golden flute in his right hand, and the peacock feather in his hair; 64 cm. length; 35.5 cm. width; Role in trade - promotional device for Agra Trading Corporation
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Agra
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
January 15, 1970
Materials:
Cloth (cloth loop for hanging), Metal (metal band at top), and Paper (fiber product) (calendar printed on paper)
Person depicted:
Krishna (Hindu deity)
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:
width 35.5 centimeters and length 64 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Calendar, accession number 9-11429, described as calendar, year 1968; depicts the baby Lord Krishna ('Bala Krishna'); 'Krishna' has just spilled a jar of milk, and is michievously crawling away; 2 of his common attributes are depicted: the golden flute in his right hand, and the peacock feather in his hair; 64 cm. length; 35.5 cm. width; Role in trade - promotional device for Agra Trading Corporation

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