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Collection Area Visual Arts Language Not applicable Subject Women

1. Add Or 356

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Add Or 356
Title:
A girl braiding her hair
Scope & Content:
A girl braiding her hair. Murshidabad, c.1770. Purchased March 1958. Inscribed incorrectly on a slip of paper in Urdu pasted on the reverse: ‘4,’ ‘chaharom, sri raga’ (4, fourth, ‘Sri Raga).’ Gouache with gold; on album pages with pink, blue, and plain borders sprinkled with gold; from the s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 735

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Add Or 735
Title:
An Indian lady, 'Muttubby', seated on a chair smoking a hookah with the river Ganges behind her. Artist(s): Dip Chand (fl.c.1764)
Scope & Content:
An Indian lady. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Muttubby. W.F. 1764.’ 209 by 131 mm; page 239 by 162 mm. Reproduced: Losty (1986), 65; Losty and Leach (1998), pl. 28. The lady sits on a European chair, smoking a hookah which is placed on a European side-table before her. In the background is the rive...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1764
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 943

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Add Or 943
Title:
Swinging in a zenana.
Scope & Content:
Swinging; six women are swinging inside a room while other women sing. Inscribed: ‘The Gift of E.E. Pote Esq. Elizath Collins’; also’ No.’2 ‘The’ ‘interior amusement of the Swing. Female attendants singing.’ 11.75 by 18 in.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 944

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 944
Title:
Zenana scene, women playing pachisi and dressing themselves
Scope & Content:
Zenana scene; women sitting on a rug, playing ‘pachisi’ and dressing themselves. Inscribed: ‘No.10. The Gift of E.E. Pote Esq. Elizath Collins’; also’ Ladies playing at Pachecia. The dress of women of distinction. Shoes.’ 11.75 by 20 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 945

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 945
Title:
Princess Zinat Afza Begum. Artist(s): Aqil Khan (fl. 1760)
Scope & Content:
Princess Zinat Afza Begam. By ‘Aqil Khan, Mughal, c.1760. Purchased June 1959. Signed on bottle in Persian: ‘‘Aqil Khan’; inscribed on reverse; ‘shabih-i zinat afza begam’ (a likeness of Zinat Afza Begam). Gouache with gold; on an album page with red and green borders sprinkled with gold. 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 1038

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1038
Title:
Four women paying a visit to an ascetic
Scope & Content:
A visit to an ascetic. Mughal, c.1740. Presented by Dr John Fleming, c.1814. Inscribed above: ‘From Dr Fleming’ (repeated on reverse); on reverse in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i dal chand’ (the work of Dal Chand); numbered ‘14’. Gouache; mauve border. 107 by 145 mm; page 146 by 187 mm. Rev...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 1050

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Add Or 1050
Title:
A princess
Scope & Content:
A princess. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed on reverse: A ‘daughter of Alumgir’. Gouache; oval with uncoloured spandrels; grey paper border. 99 by 94 mm; page 223 by 160 mm. A princess shown half-length facing right, holds a bunch of pink flowers. Her hair is arranged in European style tied with...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 1057

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1057
Title:
A lady
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed above in Persian:’ nur jahan’; on reverse in English: ‘Nur Jehan whose husband was murdered by Jehangir and she taken into the Haram.’ Drawing; mounted on paper; border of grey paper. 113 by 84 mm; page 224 by 158 mm. A lady, facing right, stands holding a ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 1058

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1058
Title:
A lady
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Humshira Nur Jehan sister of Nur Jehan the wife of Shir Afgun Khan who was carried off by Jehangir’; in Persian: ... ‘rumshirah nur jahan.’ Drawing; mounted on paper; border of grey paper. 106 by 80 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. A lady, facing left, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 1059

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1059
Title:
Two female heads
Scope & Content:
Two female heads. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘ran’(?); numbered ‘27.’ Drawing; mounted on paper; border of grey paper. 84 by 42 mm; page 224 by 157 mm. Two female heads sketched one above the other, facing right and left, each with a veil.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

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