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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