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English penwork and the Indian connection.
From:
The Magazine Antiques
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September 1, 2004| Author:
Riley, Noel
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The relationship between penwork, a form of painted decoration on wood practiced primarily by amateurs between about 1820 and 1850, and the furniture and textiles of British India is an intriguing one and touches upon the many exchanges of artistic influence between Europe and the Orient over the course of two centuries.
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In June 1810 Rudolph Ackermann's stylish, and style-influencing, periodical, the Repository of Arts, referred to deco...
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