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1. Add Or 356

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 356
Title:
A girl braiding her hair
Scope & Content:
A girl braiding her hair. Murshidabad, c.1770. Purchased March 1958. Inscribed incorrectly on a slip of paper in Urdu pasted on the reverse: ‘4,’ ‘chaharom, sri raga’ (4, fourth, ‘Sri Raga).’ Gouache with gold; on album pages with pink, blue, and plain borders sprinkled with gold; from the s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

2. 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

3. Add Or 1038

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1038
Title:
Four women paying a visit to an ascetic
Scope & Content:
A visit to an ascetic. Mughal, c.1740. Presented by Dr John Fleming, c.1814. Inscribed above: ‘From Dr Fleming’ (repeated on reverse); on reverse in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i dal chand’ (the work of Dal Chand); numbered ‘14’. Gouache; mauve border. 107 by 145 mm; page 146 by 187 mm. Rev...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 2396

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2396
Title:
Nepali lady standing beside a table with a rose in her hand.
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a Nepali lady standing beside a table with a rose in her hand. By a Nepali artist, late 19th century. Wash; 10.25 by 6.5 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1962. Note: This drawing was obtained in Benares together with Add.Or.2373-80 and it may well have been m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880-1900
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 2603

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2603
Title:
Hardcastle Collection Five ivory miniatures of Dost Muhammad Khan, Bahadur Shah II and three Mughal court ladies, set in a gilt and jewelled bracelet.
Scope & Content:
A gold bracelet set with emeralds and ornamented with five ivory miniatures of Dost Muhammad Khan, Bahadur Shah II and three Mughal court ladies. Made by a Delhi artist and goldsmith, c.1864. Names inscribed on back of miniatures in English and in Persian script: ‘Dost Mohommad’;’ Moti Mahal’;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 2771

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2771
Title:
A lady with a parrot. Artist(s): Aqil Khan (fl. 1760), style of
Scope & Content:
A lady with a parrot. Style of ‘Aqil Khan, Mughal, c.1760. Formerly Album 69, no.4; purchased from Mirza Yusuf Khan, 11 March 1914, together with Add.Or.2768, 2770-2771. Inscribed on border in Persian: ‘zinat al-nisa dukhtar-i ‘alamgir badshah’ (Zinat al-Nisa, daughter of the emperor ‘Alamgir...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 2863

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2863
Title:
A girl with companions
Scope & Content:
A girl with companions. Mewar, c.1830. Mounted in an album, formerly Album 70; presented 21 April 1915. Gouache; yellow and red borders. 166 by 132 mm; page 205 by 164 mm. She has her arms about the shoulders of her companions as they escort her; green background.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 2866

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2866
Title:
A girl with yo-yo
Scope & Content:
A girl with a yo-yo. Mughal, c.1800. Formerly Album 70, no.67; acquired 21 April 1915. Gouache with gold; blue, green and brown borders. 128 by 80 mm; page 283 by 211 mm. A girl is seated in a gold chair playing with a yo-yo. She is dressed predominantly in gold but is naked to the waist.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 3185

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3185
Title:
Akbar with ladies
Scope & Content:
Akbar with ladies. Delhi, c.1900. Presented by Mr J. Pereira, 7 September 1972. Inscribed in lower left corner in Persian initials: ‘Sh.M.’ Gouache; yellow and dark grey rules and undecorated border. 156 by 215 mm; page 360 by 275 mm. The emperor Akbar, holding a rose and accompanied by hi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 3186

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3186
Title:
A prince with ladies
Scope & Content:
A prince with ladies. Hyderabad, c.1840. Presented by Mr J. Pereira, 7 September 1972. Inscribed on reverse: ‘No.1. Manik Chand & Sons.’ Gouache with gold; on a modern album page. 93 by 118 mm; page 323 by 260 mm. A prince is seated on a terrace with two ladies and two girls who kneel...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

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