Toddywallah's hut in a grove of date palms near Breach Candy, Bombay
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A man in a white turban pours tea by a hut beneath spiky date palms. The shadows stretch long in the bright Bombay light. A clay pot sits on the ground, still steaming. William Carpenter painted this scene while traveling India in the 1850s. He focused on everyday life with quick, lively brushstrokes. Check out more of Carpenter’s work at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
