Ten Portrait Miniatures of Lahore Sikhs

Painting

Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

Name/Title

Ten Portrait Miniatures of Lahore Sikhs

Entry/Object ID

2008.5.8

Description

Ten oval portraits of 19th-c. Lahore (now Pakistan) Sikh rulers painted on ivory. The names of the rulers are listed in possibly Urdu and English behind the backing.

Artwork Details

Medium

Pigment, Ivory

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Sikh Empire

Dimensions

Dimension Description

2 of the portaits

Height

2 in

Dimension Description

8 of the portaits

Height

1-3/4 in

Dimension Description

Frame Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Joseph Sataloff, M.D., and Ruth Sataloff