Bronze sculpture of a full length figure of an Indian woman standing wearing a sari and holding a large bulbous container being 'To the Well' by F N Bose ARSA
Bose himself may have been responsible for the photography however he is known to have had his own portrait taken by the Edinburgh-based commercial photographer Drummond Young whilst another Edinburgh photographer Francis Caird Inglis recorded other of Bose's sculptural works and he may have engaged either of them to record this piece.
The piece depicts a young Indian woman with a ponytail, wearing a sari and walking holding a large decorated metal container in her right arm.
The piece is one of a group of eight three-quarter life-size bronzes commissioned by Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III Maharaja of Baroda who engaged Bose as his official sculptor in 1915, for his Lashkivilas Palace grounds in Baroda.
The Maharaja had hoped to establish a bronze foundry at Baroda but in the event the finished bronzes were cast in Edinburgh by an as yet unidentified foundry, possibly Charles Henshaw and Son, and shipped to India.
The work is titled 'To the Well' in the article on Bose which appeared in The Graphic newspaper on 1 May 1920 and is catalogued as 'Woman with Pitcher' by Baroda Museum (PG2.21(MIP-49).
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Date c.1915 - c.1918 Accession 2024.0069.136 Type Photograph Black and white print Materials Support paper, photographic Dimensions Support size of the print
21.5cm x 16.4cmAcquisition Gift Galloway Family (September 24th, 2024) -
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