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991. Add Or 942

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Add Or 942
Title:
Hindu marriage, the bridegroom's procession.
Scope & Content:
A Hindu marriage; the bridegroom is being carried in procession in a palanquin, preceded by elephants, musicians and dancing girls. Inscribed: ‘No.7. The Gift of E.E. Pote, Esq. Elizath Collins’; also’ A Hindoo marriage No.’2. ‘The public procession made by the Bridegroom after the marriage w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
1 Item

992. 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

993. Add Or 944

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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

994. 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

995. Add Or 946

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 946
Title:
Amir Khan, subahdar of Allahabad. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Amir Khan, subadar of Allahabad. By Sital Das, Lucknow, c.1780-90. Purchased June 1959. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘shabeh-i bakhshi-i navab amir khan, subadar ilahabad, ‘amal i sital das’ (likeness of Bakhshi Nawab Amir Khan, subadar of Allahabad, the work of Sital Das). Gouache on plai...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

996. Add Or 947

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 947
Title:
The son of Bhagath. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), son of
Scope & Content:
The son of Bhagath. By the son of Sital Das, Lucknow, c.1780-90. Purchased June 1959. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘shabih-i tifl-i bhagath, ‘amal-i pisr-i sital das’ (portrait of Bhagath’s little boy, the work of the son of Sital Das). Gouache with plain background; mounted on paper with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

997. Add Or 948

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 948
Title:
The Red Fort, Delhi
Scope & Content:
The Red Fort, Delhi. Lucknow, c.1780-90. Purchased June 1959. Numbered 529 in Persian numerals on reverse. Gouache with gold; black border. 292 by 415 mm; page 325 by 445 mm. A bird’s-eye view of the Red Fort at Delhi from the east, showing an emperor, probably Shah ‘Alam (1759-1806) enter...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

998. Add Or 949

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 949
Title:
Central pillar, Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Central pillar, Diwan-i Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. Probably by the Calcutta artist Sita Ram, c.1816. Inscribed: ‘View of a building in the palace of the Emperor Akber at Futtihpore Sicri called the Ek Khumba or Hall of the Pillar. 1816.’ Water-colour; 16 by 16 ins. Purchased 23 September 1952, a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1816
Extent:
1 Item

999. Add Or 950

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 950
Title:
Cultivators transplanting paddy.
Scope & Content:
Cultivators transplanting paddy; the man digging with a mattock, the woman transplanting seedlings. Inscribed: ‘Corroven.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

1000. Add Or 950-951

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 950-951
Title:
Add.Or.950-951 Two drawings depicting castes and occupations of the Malabar Coast. By a Malabar coast artist, c.1850. Water-colour; 7.5 by 9 ins. Pres ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.950-951 Two drawings depicting castes and occupations of the Malabar Coast. By a Malabar coast artist, c.1850. Water-colour; 7.5 by 9 ins. Presented by Mr. Michael Archer, 20 April 1968. Note: For other examples from this series, see Mildred Archer, ‘Indian miniatures’ ‘and folk pain...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1849-1851
Extent:
2 items

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