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1. Add Or 569

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Add Or 569
Title:
Design for a carved wooden stand, from Rangoon
Scope & Content:
Design for a carved wooden stand. By a Rangoon craftsman, 1894. Inscribed: ‘Sketch of a stand carved for Sir Henry Brackenbury in 1894 to my order, made by the Burman who carved it. R.C. Temple.’ Pencil; 15 by 13 ins. Presented by Sir Richard CarnacTemple, 1922, along with Mss Eur F98, and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1894
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 2314-2316

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Add Or 2314-2316
Title:
3 drawings illustrating Chinese lanterns
Scope & Content:
3 drawings of lanterns bound into a volume with Add.Or.2197-2313, 2317-2332. By a Canton artist, 1812-13. Gouache; 14.75 by 18 ins. Deposited 1813. Note: These three paintings were received as a result of a letter from the East India Company written in March 1812 asking for samples of Chines...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812-1813
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 5475, f.30(b)

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Add Or 5475, f.30(b)
Title:
The Emperor's throne beneath Shah Jahan's Scales of Justice in he Tasbih Khana. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s)
Scope & Content:
The Emperor’s throne beneath Shah Jahan’s Scales of Justice in the Tasbih Khana. Inscribed: ‘naqsha-i andarun-i tasbih khana … divan-i khass. ‘amal-i Mazhar ‘Ali Khan.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1842-1844
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 5475, f.37(b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5475, f.37(b)
Title:
The imperial jharoka in the Diwan-i 'Am. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s)
Scope & Content:
Closer view of the imperial ‘jharoka’ in the Diwan-i ‘Am. Inscribed: ‘naqsha-i kursi andarun-i divan-i ‘amm ast’. ‘‘amal-i Mazhar ‘Ali Khan.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1842-1844
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 5475, f.38

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5475, f.38
Title:
The panel of Florentine pietra dura work representing Orpheus charming the wild animals with his music, installed at the back of the throne in the jharoka of the Diwan-i 'Am in the Delhi palace. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s), and studio
Scope & Content:
The panel of Florentine ‘pietra dura’ work representing Orpheus charming the wild animals with his music, installed at the back of throne in the ‘jharoka.’ 23.5 by 15.5 cm. Note: See Ebba Koch, ‘Shah Jahan and Orpheus’, Graz, 1988.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1842-1844
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 5475, f.39

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5475, f.39
Title:
Five smaller panels representing birds, plants etc., of Florentine pietra dura work installed at the back of the throne in the jharoka of the Diwan-i 'Am in the Delhi palace. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s), and studio
Scope & Content:
Five smaller panels representing birds, plants etc., from the same place. Each 7 by 5.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1842-1844
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 5475, f.40

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5475, f.40
Title:
Four smaller panels representing birds, plants etc., of Florentine pietra dura work, as well as Mughal pietra dura work, installed at the back of the throne in the jharoka of the Diwan-i 'Am in the Delhi palace. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s), and studio
Scope & Content:
Four similar panels, together with three others representing the Mughal inlay work on the same site.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1842-1844
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 5475, f.41

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5475, f.41
Title:
Three smaller panels representing birds, plants etc., of Florentine pietra dura work, as well as a large panel of Mughal work, installed at the back of the throne in the jharoka of the Diwan-i 'Am in the Delhi palace. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s), and studio
Scope & Content:
Three similar panels, and one larger Mughal panel.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1842-1844
Extent:
1 Item

9. Foster 867

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 867
Title:
Ballot box from East India House in Leadenhall Street.
Scope & Content:
Ballot box, c.1730. Mahogany veneered with Amboyna wood and ebony, with brass fittings. The ballot box came from East India House in Leadenhall Street. It has two drawers, labelled ‘Yea’ and ‘Nay’ and an inner box with a handle and sliding lid for passing round the ballot balls. Literature: ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

10. Foster 888

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 888
Title:
Painting cabinet formerly belonging to Robert Home, with a small supporting Pembroke table
Scope & Content:
Painting cabinet, c.1790s, formerly belonging to Robert Home. Fruitwood. A pair of panelled doors opening to thirteen shallow drawers, with inset silver labels lettered A to M and small drop handles. The drawers contain a number of items connected with the painting of portrait miniatures. Br...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790s
Extent:
1 Item