[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 watchman and his wife # A watchman and his wife One of fourteen paintings of castes and occupations. This one of a watchman, or a door-keeper, and his wife; the man, in white, holding a gold staff of office; the woman in a dark blue skirt and red 'choli'. In upper India, the gold-staff-bearer (chobdar) is a door-keeper who announces visitors. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1795–1804 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.al-8940m](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.al-8940m) · Pramāṇa