Poonah painting

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Sat Jan 21 2006 at 17:23:41

Poo"nah paint`ing (?). [From Poona, in Bombay Province, India.]

A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work. Hence: Poonah brush, paper, painter, etc.

 

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