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2881. Add Or 3230

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3230
Title:
The Muharram Festival. Asaf al-Daula, Nawab of Oudh, listening at night to the maulvi reading from the scriptures
Scope & Content:
The Muharram Festival. Asaf al-Daula, Nawab of Oudh, listening at night to the ‘maulvi’ reading from the scriptures. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘The Nubob of Moorshedd.- at Prayers’; in ink: ‘The Nawaub of Morshedabad at Prayers, a Night Scene.’. 425 by 552 mm; 392 by 519 mm within border. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

2882. Add Or 3231

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3231
Title:
Scene in the Imambara at the height of the Muharram Festival
Scope & Content:
Scene in the Imambara at the height of the Muharram Festival. The ‘ta‘ziya’ and standards in the central domed pavilion are illuminated by lamps and a fire. In the courtyard around the pavilion many figures dressed in the green of mourning weep and beat their breasts. Inscribed on back in i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

2883. Add Or 3232

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3232
Title:
The veneration of the standards during the Muharram Festival
Scope & Content:
The veneration of the standards during the Muharram Festival.. Garlands and flowers are being offered to the furled standards, which have been placed by a tomb under a canopy beside a banyan tree. Tents in the background. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Mussulman ceremony during the Mohurram.’ ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

2884. Add Or 3233

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3233
Title:
The ta'ziyahs being taken to the river for immersion on the last day of the Muhurram Festival, escorted by sepoys
Scope & Content:
The ‘ta‘ziyahs’ being taken to the river for immersion on the last day of the Muharram Festival, escorted by sepoys. One is being carried on an elephant; others on poles on mens’ shoulders. A frenzied crowd dances around. The river and woods and hills beyond. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

2885. Add Or 3234

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3234
Title:
Firework display on a bright moonlit night outside the Agna Mahal, part of the Nawab's palace beside the river at Murshidabad
Scope & Content:
Firework display on a bright moonlit night outside the Agna Mahal, part of the Nawab’s palace beside the river at Murshidabad, with the riverside mosque on the right. In the background are the gateway leading to the Chandni Chowk and Munny Begum’s mosque. Men are letting off fireworks in the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

2886. Add Or 3235

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3235
Title:
The Nawab of Oudh Asaf al-Daula listening to music in a pavilion
Scope & Content:
The Nawab of Oudh Asaf al-daula listening to music in a pavilion. He is seated against cushions smoking a hookah. Musicians, singers and dancers perform on the left and courtiers and attendants are on the right. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Mussulman Notching; in’ ink: ‘A Mussulman Nautch be...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

2887. Add Or 3236

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3236
Title:
A Muslim wedding procession by night
Scope & Content:
A Muslim wedding procession by night winding its way to a pavilion in the background. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘A Mussulman Marriage Procession’; in ink ‘A Mussulman Marriage Procession in its full Ceremony and Splendour.’ 458 by 742 mm; 410 by 702 mm within border.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

2888. Add Or 3237

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3237
Title:
A pinnace budgerow on the river towing a red dinghy
Scope & Content:
A pinnace budgerow on the river towing a red dinghy. A low shoreline in the distance with trees and houses. 520 by 800 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

2889. Add Or 3238

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3238
Title:
A pinnace budgerow on the river towing a red dinghy
Scope & Content:
A pinnace budgerow on the river towing a red dinghy 522 by 823 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

2890. Add Or 3239

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3239
Title:
An elaborately decorated pinnace budgerow, flying the red ensign and the Union flag at the masthead
Scope & Content:
An elaborately decorated pinnace budgerow, flying the red ensign and the Union flag at the masthead. A low shoreline in the distance with trees and houses. The cabin runs from the foremast to the stern of the boat, with decorated stern windows overhanging the rudder, and is divided by partitio...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

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