Small portable Hindu altar, North India, Rajasthan, Nathdwara, 19th century Circular tin-plated copper case containing six gouaches on paper with gold highlights, two under glass, two under plastic. Four paintings are linked to Krishna worship, three to Krishna Shri Nathji Vallabhacharya with the god in child form in a mountain-lifting pose, the fourth with Shiva dancing. The other two depict Vallabhacharya with his son on a terrace. Inside, protective disks of velvet, textile, paper and wood. Textile yoke stamped "John Peel & Co, Manchester" suggesting a European order. Case diameter: 12.7 cm; paint diameter: 12.2 cm Small scratches and pewter chips on the case, one glass split in two, worn wood, velvet and textile parts, some polychrome chips and wear around the edges of the paintings.