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881. 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

882. 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

883. 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

884. 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

885. 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

886. 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

887. 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

888. Mss Eur D1038/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1038/1
Title:
Large silk Indian flag, 1947.
Scope & Content:
A large Indian flag made of three sewn together panels of silk. It is said to have been the first Indian flag flown over the Lucknow Secretariat buildings after Independence in 1947. The flag was presented to the India Office Collections in 1983-1984 as part of Percy William Elliott's private ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1947
Extent:
1 Item

889. Mss Eur D1209/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1209/1
Title:
Gold tie-pin in a red presentation box, 1905.
Scope & Content:
A gold tie pin bearing the Prince of Wales' emblem. The pin is inside its original red leatherpresentation box. Made by 'Clark', 33 New Bond Street, London, probably in 1905. This object was received along with the official weekly diaries of Edwin William Bethune Whiting (1862-1932). Whiting w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1905
Extent:
1 Item

890. WD1393/1

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1393/1
Title:
Casket containing the miniature portrait of John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune WD1393. The ivory miniature was formerly mounted in the lid of a carved oak casket made from a tree felled on Bethune's estate in 1851, the year of his death
Scope & Content:
Casket containing the miniature portrait of John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune WD1393. The ivory miniature was formerly mounted in the lid of a carved oak casket made from a tree felled on Bethune's estate in 1851, the year of his death
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1851
Extent:
1 Item

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