id:			154775
accession number:	1989.352
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.352
updated:		2023-09-21 11:51:05.354000

Plate with Nandi in Center, c. 1800. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur. Cloisonné enamel on gold; diameter: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.352

title:				Plate with Nandi in Center
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1800
creation date earliest:		1780
creation date latest:		1820
current location:		242B Indian Painting
creditline:			Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
copyright:			

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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur
technique:	cloisonné enamel on gold
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Enamel
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
	opening date:   1990-07-05T04:00:00
	<i>The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).

	title:		Nature Supernatural (Indian Painting rotation)
	opening date:   2023-09-22T04:00:00
	<i>Nature Supernatural (Indian Painting rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 22, 2023-March 3, 2024).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Everett Rassiga, Inc., NY, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
	date: ?–1966
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	citations: 	


	Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1966–1989
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1989–
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fun fact:
A peacock and peahen inhabit the upper right corner.

digital description:
Petal-shaped canopies filled with floral designs and birds encircle an image of Nandi, the white bull mount of the Hindu destroyer god Shiva. Together they form a lotus flower. The birds are individualized species, showing the care of the metalworker to depict nature in all its variety and splendor. The fowl include peacocks, parakeets, bluebirds, and possibly even Indian rollers. To make the birds’ wings and the details on Nandi, the artist used thin gold wire to create cells, called cloisons, that could then be filled with colored glass. Some of the red glass has been lost on the outer rim of the plate.

wall description:
Surrounded by a variety of birds, the white bull Nandi, mount of the Hindu god Shiva, inhabits the center of the floral design. The fowl, which include peacocks, parakeets, and songbirds, occupy bulbous, petal-shaped arches that simultaneously recall Mughal architecture and create a radiant lotus blossom. <br><br>Enameling, a metalworking technique in which glass powder is fused to metal at high temperatures, was first used in India in the 1500s at Mughal courts. Cloisonné refers to a specific method of laying out a design using thin metal strips to create small cells, called <em>cloisons</em>, that can then be filled with enamel.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
	page number: 	Mentioned: cat. no. 197, p. 92.
	url:		

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IMAGES

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