Framed Chromolithograph Cotton Bale Ad Label Of Shiva & Parvati - Ca 1920 Screen Cabinets like these were probably

Cabinets like these were probably custom made for a farming family and would have been painted black

which is still the center for the best quality porcelain

the frame retains the natural grain

The wooden wheels

Framed Chromolithograph Cotton Bale Ad Label Of Shiva & Parvati - Ca 1920 Screen Cabinets like these were probablyThis gilt framed pictorial label printed on paper was used to seal bales of cloth destined for sale in India. Originally printed in Britain and shipped to India, these labels were advertisements made for the Indian taste. Dates to the early 20th century likely 1920's. This label depicts Shiva with Parvati and their two sons, Karttikeya on the left and Ganesh on the right. Below them are a Nandi bull and tiger, Shiva and Parvati's mounts. The bale