Cotton spinning couple. Watercolour drawing.

1 drawing : watercolour, with indian ink ; border 23.5 x 17.5 cm

Lettering in pen: Cotton spinning

Wellcome Collection 28365i

A series depicting the castes of Thanjavur, South India. The caste system in India is the Hindu hereditary classes. This series represents the castes usually in a couple with the wares of their trade or at their occupations. They are gouache drawings, some with the addition of gold and oxidised silver