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Ornamental birds

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  • An Indian man of the "China caste" and his wife. Gouache painting.
  • A Maratha man, richly dressed, seated under a canopy enjoying the scent of a white rose, with a woman on the left holding a brightly plumed bird. Gouache, 18--.
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Catalogue

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    A girl holding a pet bird and a schoolbook. Line engraving by J.G. Wille, 1771, after J.E. Schenau.

    Schenau, Johann Eleazar, 1737-1806. | Date: 1771 | Reference: 676596i
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    An Indian man of the "China caste" and his wife. Gouache painting.

    | Date: [1815?] | Reference: 728685i
    Part of: Indian practitioners of trades, crafts, and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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    The poultry book : comprising the breading and management of profitable and ornamental poultry, their qualities and characteristics; to which is added "The standard of excellence in exhibition birds," authorized by the Poultry club / by W.B. Tegetmeier.

    Tegetmeier, W. B. (William Bernhard), 1816-1912. | Date: 1867
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    A Maratha man, richly dressed, seated under a canopy enjoying the scent of a white rose, with a woman on the left holding a brightly plumed bird. Gouache, 18--.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 728135i
    Part of: Indian practitioners of crafts, trades and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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    A young woman holding a dead bird. Colour drawing, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 673176i
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