Volume 1

The Hindoos / [Anon.].

  • James Augustus St. John
Date:
1834-35
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Hindoos / [Anon.]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lings of the Rajpoot nobles, where the painted and gilded ceiling is supported by columns of serpentine, and the walls are lined with mirrors, marble, or china, no costly furniture, no hangings, no chairs, tables, beds, couches, or candelabra, are to be seen. The floors are covered with soft rich carpets, over which, to preserve their glowing freshness, a white cloth is spread; and here the Rajpoot sits and sleeps. However, we find that on the coast of Malabar a dif- ferent fashion sometimes prevails. The hall, in the Zamorin’s palace, into which Vasco de Gama and his companions were conducted on their first arrival, was set round with seats, rising one above another, like those of an amphitheatre ; the floor was covered with a rich carpet; the walls were hung with silk tapestry interwoven with gold ; and there were sofas for the prince and his guests. Neat little bedsteads of cane, manufactured by the hill tribes, are in use in many parts of India; as are likewise chairs and tables; but these are not common. F.ND OF VOL. i. LONDON: Printed by W.i.uam Ci.owks Sc Sons, Duke Street, Lambeth
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