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1. Add Or 5475, f.23(b)

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Add Or 5475, f.23(b)
Title:
'Dohleh or Covered litter in which a Bride is conveyed to the Bridegroom's House.' From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s), and studio
Scope & Content:
‘Dohleh or Covered litter in which a Bride is conveyed to the Bridegroom’s House.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1842-1844
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 5475, f.56v(b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5475, f.56v(b)
Title:
A canopied and curtained litter. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s), and studio
Scope & Content:
‘Nalkee or Covered Sedan for the Queen or Ladies of First Rank.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1842-1844
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 5607

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5607
Title:
A visit to a Shaivite hermitage.
Scope & Content:
A visit to a Shaivite hermitage. Murshidabad, c.1760s 250 x 267 mm; page 298 x 413 mm Two women and a small child have travelled in a palanquin to visit a group of ascetics at their hut. They present gifts and offerings to the ascetics.One of the ascetics, a woman, smoking a hookah, leans on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760s
Extent:
1 Item

4. Foster 978

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 978
Title:
The mosque on the corner of Chowringhee Road and the Dhurrumtollah in Calcutta, completed by Prince Ghulam Muhammad in 1842, with the Dhurrumtollah Bazaar in front. A Kali-puja procession is in the foreground, as are various forms of conveyances.. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874), attributed to
Scope & Content:
PRINSEP, WILLIAM (1794-1874), attributed to For Prinsep’s water-colours, see PRINSEP, WILLIAM (1794-1874). His few known oil paintings seem to be the product of his years of retirement after 1842. This is probably an early example, earlier than such works as his view of Prinsep’s Ghat (‘The R...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

5. W4998(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
W4998(16)
Title:
'Manner of Travelling in a Palankeen in India. .. Jam Forbes, Cambay, 1781. .. 1812.' . Pl. 16, in Forbes, J. 'Oriental Memoirs.' Volume 1. London: 1813. Artist(s): Shury, J., after Forbes, James (1749-1819)
Scope & Content:
'Manner of Travelling in a Palankeen in India. ... Jam Forbes, Cambay, 1781. ... 1812.' . Pl. 16, in Forbes, J. 'Oriental Memoirs.' Volume 1. London: 1813.. Artist(s): Shury, J., after Forbes, James (1749-1819)
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812-1813
Extent:
1 Item

6. W4998(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
W4998(23)
Title:
'View of Bombay Green. Jam. Forbes, 1768. .. 1812.' Pl. 23, in Forbes, J. 'Oriental Memoirs.' Volume 1. London: 1813. Artist(s): Heath, Charles, after Forbes, James (1749-1819)
Scope & Content:
'View of Bombay Green. Jam. Forbes, 1768. ... 1812.' Pl. 23, in Forbes, J. 'Oriental Memoirs.' Volume 1. London: 1813.. Artist(s): Heath, Charles, after Forbes, James (1749-1819)
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812-1813
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD476

Reference (shelfmark):
WD476
Title:
S.E. view of Government House, Calcutta. A European is being carried in a palanquin, while other Europeans, attended by servants, stroll on the grass and exercise their dogs. Artist(s): Orme, Edward (1774-c.1822), after Moffat, James (1775-1815)
Scope & Content:
S.E. view of Government House, Calcutta. A European is being carried in a palanquin, while other Europeans, attended by servants, stroll on the grass and exercise their dogs. 1804. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘South East View of new Government House. Calcutta. Drawn by Moffat (1804).’ Wat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1804
Extent:
1 Item

8. WD1617

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1617
Title:
A European house at St. Thomas's Mount, a palanquin and carriage at the door. Artist(s): Hunsley, William (fl. 1830-1843)
Scope & Content:
A European house at St. Thomas's Mount, a palanquin and carriage at the door. 1843. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘W.’ ‘Hunsley. St. Thos's Mount 1843’; on back in ink: ‘Drawings in Chalk and Plans neatly Lithographed by Wm Hunsley Saint Thomas's Mount.’ Water-colour; 11.25 by 18.75 ins. Purch...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1843
Extent:
1 Item

9. WD3857

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3857
Title:
Single storied house with portico, Madras, sentries guarding the entrance. A carriage drawn up at the steps and a palanquin in the shade of a nearby tree. Artist(s): Locker, Edward Hawke (1777-1849)
Scope & Content:
Single storied house with portico, sentries guarding the entrance. A carriage drawn up at the steps and a palanquin in the shade of a nearby tree. Inscribed: ‘E.H. Locker. Madras. 1808’ and on original mount: ‘The Admiralty Gardens at Madras. Edward Hawke Locker delint. October 1808’. Wat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1808
Extent:
1 Item

10. WD4101

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4101
Title:
The north-west front of Government House Calcutta from Hastings Street, the fort in the far distance. A carriage and pair and a palanquin in the foreground. Artist(s): Schetky, John Christian (1778-1874)
Scope & Content:
The north-west front of Government House Calcutta from Hastings Street, the fort in the far distance. A carriage and pair and a palanquin in the foreground, c.1855. Water-colour; 17 by 24 cm. Purchased 1985. Note: Government House is without the statue of Britannia placed on top of the dome ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1855
Extent:
1 Item