[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › A washerman and his wife # A washerman and his wife One of sixteen paintings of castes and occupations. The backgrounds are all plain with no clouds. The set appears to include drawings by two hands; one group with plain blue backgrounds, the other dull yellow; this one of a washerman and his wife; the man carrying a large bundle, the woman two bundles and two sticks; - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1785–1794 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.0925-4-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.0925-4-is) · Pramāṇa