Unknown Indian
Company School Painting of Overria longifolia

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Artist Unknown Indian

CommissionerCommissioned by William RoxburghBritish, 1751–1815

CultureIndian

Titles

Company School Painting of Overria longifolia

Datec. 1812–1814

Made inKolkata, India

MediumGraphite, ink, and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsImage: 6 15/16 × 5 1/8 in. (17.7 × 13 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 6 11/16 in. (23.6 × 17 cm)

Credit LineGift of Edward and Kendall Ondarza

Object number2021.520

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Department

Asian Art

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceAcquired by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1893 [1]; [Christie’s, New York, December 17, 2002 (complete 3 volumes)]; [Arader and Co., New York, 2002–2019]; Edward and Kendall Ondarza, Houston, 2019–2021; given to MFAH, 2021.

[1] The Botanical Studies are probably after William Roxburgh (1751-1815), considered the father of Indian botany.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inscribed in ink, top right corner: 259
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, top right corner: [illegible]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left: Overria longifolia [cursive]
Verso: [none]

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Recto: Stamped at lower right in blue ink: M. / H. / S. [encircled]: Massachusetts Horticultural Society

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