Artwork
A Weaver and his wife
A Weaver and his wife is a paint painting by the Romanticist artist Unknown. It dates from 1800 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
A Weaver and his Wife is a painting from a set of 14 works depicting various castes and occupations.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a cotton-weaver and his wife preparing warp threads for weaving by applying a paste, likely made from starch or rice, to strengthen and ease the weaving process.
Technique & Style
This work is an example of Company painting, a style produced by Indian artists for British patrons in India.
Context
The application of starch or rice paste to threads was a common practice in India at the time, facilitating the weaving process.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
