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DO. Extent: 1 Patta. Size and dimensions of original material: The original volume with length of 16.5x12 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged. Coloure of the material is yellowish brown. Arrangement: Arranged choronologically by the custodian.
DO. Extent: 1 Patta. Size and dimensions of original material: The original volume with length of 21x15 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged. Coloure of the material is yellowish brown. Arrangement: Arranged choronologically by the custodian.
DO. Extent: 1 Patta. Size and dimensions of original material: The original volume with length of 28x19 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged. Coloure of the material is yellowish brown. Arrangement: Arranged choronologically by the custodian.
DO. Extent: 1 Patta. Size and dimensions of original material: The original volume with length of 19x18 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged. Coloure of the material is yellowish brown. Arrangement: Arranged choronologically by the custodian.
Private Collection of Butto Kristo Paul's Family, Sobhabazar
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Butto Kristo Paul was born in 1835 near Shibpur in Howrah, Bengal. His father, Lakshminarayan Pal was a petty businessman but not very well off. When Batto Kristo was around 12 years of age he left Shibpur to settle down in his maternal house in Sobhabazar in north Calcutta. H...
The Bengali Calendar is a luni-solar calendar used in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. Many Bengali businessmen are celebrate Bangla New Year. On this occasion, they send an invitation card/letter to their friends and buyers. This document is a classic example of this kind of letter...
The famous B.K. Paul & Co. used to produce many medicines and health supplements at that time. We have found many stickes related to this kind of medicines and health supplements. Some of the sticker names are in Bengali and some are in English. Extent: 15 Sticker. Size and dimensions of o...
An Almanac is a very familiar book to Bengalis. Almanac is essential for performing daily religious rituals. There are different types of databases in an Almanac, including Birth, Death, Pooja, Astrology etc.. B.K. Paul & Co. had also a publication department and these kinds books ware publi...
