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Collection Area Visual Arts Material Type Artefacts

231. Foster 1067

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1067
Title:
Indian Medical Service brooch awarded to Harold Rothery Nutt (1877-1953)
Scope & Content:
Oval shaped gold brooch set with blue enamel, green and red glass, and diamonds. Crown set with diamonds and red coloured glass at top. Mercury's staff at centre of oval. 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' written on a blue enamel oval surrounding the staff. 'INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE' written across the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 Item

232. Foster 1068

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1068
Title:
Silk Union flag and flagpole of the Royal East India Volunteers, 3rd Regiment. SEVERELY DEGRADED.
Scope & Content:
Royal East India Volunteers Colours, c.1790s. Silk union flag with wool circle of embroidery at centre. See WD2425 for a watercolour of this flag in June 1799. F1068-1069 Two flags of the Royal East India Company Volunteers, 1790s. A union flag and an ensign flag of the Royal East India Com...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790s
Extent:
1 Item

233. Foster 1069

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1069
Title:
Silk flag and flagpole of the Royal East India Volunteers, 3rd Regiment. SEVERELY DEGRADED.
Scope & Content:
Royal East India Volunteers Colours, c.1790s. Silk flag with wool embroidered East India Company crest at centre. See WD2425 for a watercolour of this flag in June 1799. F1068-1069 Two flags of the Royal East India Company Volunteers. A union flag and an ensign flag of the Royal East India ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790s
Extent:
1 Item

234. Foster 1070

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1070
Title:
Four bamboo flag poles with (canvas?) pennants attached
Scope & Content:
These poles were stored alongside the Royal East India Volunteers Colours, c.1790s (F1068 and F1069). See Photo 271/(7) for a photograph of how these poles were displayed in the early 1960s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790s
Extent:
1 Item

235. Foster 1072

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1072
Title:
Blue and white transferware plate from the 'Pecking Parrot' series, after the print by Thomas and William Daniell: Oriental Scenery Part 3, plate 23, 'Mausoleum of Kausim Solomannee at Chunar Gur', London, 1801-03.
Scope & Content:
Blue and white transferware plate from the 'Pecking Parrot' series, after the print by Thomas and William Daniell: Oriental Scenery Part 3, plate 23, 'Mausoleum of Kausim Solomannee at Chunar Gur', London, 1801-03. By an unknown artist. Purchased 2013. See P33 for comparison
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1815-30
Extent:
1 Item

236. Foster 3503

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 3503
Title:
World War One plaque, inscribed 'Specimen India Office MCMXIX'.
Scope & Content:
F3503 – Dead Man’s Penny. World War One plaque Round bronze plaque, diameter 120 mm; one-sided design: female warrior full length and facing right, holding in her left hand a wreath of palm, in her right, a staff; she is accompanied by a roaring lion moving to the right. A label in the field ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1914-1918
Extent:
1 Item

237. Foster 5009

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 5009
Title:
Conch shell with carved design.
Scope & Content:
Conch shells (sankha or shankha) are common accoutrements of ascetics in India. This one has been cut at the tip so it can be blown into to make a loud noise. During the lifetime of Bhai Maharaj Singh conches such as this were used during daily religious activities. The shell measures 17 cm ac...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 Item

238. Foster 5010

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 5010
Title:
Finger ring with Gurmukhi inscription on face. Inscription is reversed to use as a seal.
Scope & Content:
The inscription on the face of the ring was used as a seal. It reads, 'Akal Sahai Maharaj Singh ji', which translates, 'The Immortal (God) protects: Maharaj Singh ji'. 'Akal Sahai' was a common motto used in the 18th and 19th century. It is found on coins, sword hilts and manuscripts of import...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 Item

239. Foster 5012

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 5012
Title:
A sewing needle and cotton thread
Scope & Content:
This needle and thread would have functioned as a handy sewing kit. The needle is 5.3 cm long. These objects belonged to Bhai Maharaj Singh, a Sikh warrior and leader who was a key player in the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49). On 28 December 1849 he was captured by Henry Vansittart (1818-189...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 Item

240. Foster 5013

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 5013
Title:
Two steel rings.
Scope & Content:
This pair of rings were probably worn as bracelets. Steel bracelets (Kara) are one of the five sacred symbols of Sikhism. The steel rings are slightly different sizes. The outer diameter of one is 7.8 cm and of the other is 7.5 cm. Bhai Maharaj Singh Collection These objects belonged to Bha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 Item