Castes Collection

Mestizo, mixed birth from Cambuso Chinese and Loba Indian, 18th century Mexican painting in the Museum of America in Madrid

Sikh Chieftans going Hunting, 1858. Creator: A. Soltykoff (1806?1859)
Sikh Chieftans going Hunting, from Voyages in India, pub. by Smith, Elder & Co. 1858 (litho). Prince Aleksei Dmitrievich Saltykov/ A

Castas, from castizo and mestiza: chamizo (Mixed races in Spanish America). Family around the fathers job, as a twister or cigar maker, who rolls cigars in a tray

A Rahjah with attendants, pub. 1808-12. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)
A Rahjah with attendants, from Les Hindous ou la Description de leurs Moeurs Coutumes at Ceremonies, pub. 1808-12 (coloured etching)

Houalouays, a confectioner or pastry cook, pub. 1808-12. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns
Houalouays, a confectioner or pastry cook, from Les Hindous ou la Description de leurs Moeurs Coutumes et Ceremonies, pub. 1808-12 (coloured etching)

A View of the Cuttera built by Jaffeir Cawn at Muxadavad; Pl. 41. from Select Views in India ; pub. 1785-88 (coloured etching with aquatint)

D jehalledar, or canopied bed conveyance with extra-long front, 1799
D jehalledar, or canopied bed conveyance with extra-long front, from The Manners, Customs and Dresses of The Hindus, 1799 (coloured etching)

A causto (clerk / scribe), pub. 1808-12. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)
A causto (clerk/scribe), from Les Hindous ou la Description de leurs Moeurs Coutumes et Ceremonies, pub. 1808-12 (coloured etching)

A cobbler, pub. 1808-12. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)
A cobbler, from Les Hindous ou la Description de leurs Moeurs Coutumes et Ceremonies, pub. 1808-12 (coloured etching)

The chinaco and the china (The plebs), oil Painting by Jose Agustin Arrieta

The Castes

All products are expertly crafted, using premium materials, tailored to your specifications and promptly shipped