One of the most popular of early nautch postcards, made in many variations by Clifton & Co. As is so often the case, the musician lends colour and evokes the dance even if, in this case, they are probably standing very still in the studio.
![[Two Women with Tinted Glitter]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/two-women-tinted-glitter.jpg?itok=ilIabKzv "[Two Women with Tinted Glitter]")
This real photo postcard has a "Copyright, Made in Germany" imprint on the back, which was likely printed in India on German postcard-size paper. The watercolor and glitter treatment could also have been done in-house.
![Mudellar [Mudaliar] Caste Lady](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/nautch-girl-india-handwritten.jpg?itok=e4TJdqcz "Mudellar [Mudaliar] Caste Lady")
Possibly a dancer in a nicely hand-tinted postcard; note the red tip of the plant pointing to the lady.
When Rudyard Kipling visited Mussoorie in the summer 1888, he wrote two verses by hand in a book of photographs in an album of photographs by Alex Hill (now in the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.), which can be found on the website of The
A rare early Bollywood star postcard, though the movie the still is likely taken from, and the sad-looking star are unknown.
A clever postcard by master artist M.V. Dhurandhar showing the modernization of fashion among women in his hometown of Bombay. This card was published by D.B.
One of the most popular early postcards of Parsees was this arresting composite portrait by Clifton & Co. The original albumen likely dates to the late 1890s.
An early postcard and theme of Bombay artists, the fisher woman, with a basket of fish on her head. A fishing vessel is in the background, its mast at an angle which adds energy to her pose.
An unusual dark background, and all the women holding hands and looking off slightly to their left.
Postmarked Jaipur, March 23, 1923, and mailed to Mrs. Eagleton, 212 Elmwood Ave., Newark, NY, USA: "Feb.
A slightly unusual portrait of two nautch girls in what seems like a room but is likely a studio given the painted column on the left. The bed is a prop, and the woman seated on the floor is apparently holding a mirror to the woman seated on the bed.
