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1. Foster 8

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Foster 8
Title:
Britannia being presented with the riches of the East. Symbolical group illustrating the commercial wealth of Britain. Commissioned by the East India Company in 1728 for the Court Room of East India House. Artist(s): Rysbrack, Michael (1694-1770)
Scope & Content:
Symbolical group illustrating the commercial wealth of Britain, 1729-30. Britannia, seated on a globe under a rock by the sea shore is looking towards the east. Her right hand leans on a Union shield and her left holds a trident. She wears a naval crown. Before her stand three female figures; In...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1729-1730
Extent:
1 Item

2. Foster 859

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Foster 859
Title:
Arms of the East India Company. Painted plaster-cast of the original in St Matthias Church, Poplar. The coat of arms formed a ceiling boss, and shows the arms of the original Company, with three ships in full sail
Scope & Content:
Arms of the East India Company, c.1654. Painted plaster-cast of the original stone roof-boss in St. Matthias Church, Poplar. Presented by Sir George Birdwood, 1902. The church, formerly known as the Poplar Chapel, was built in about 1654 on ground given by the East India Company. It served a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1654
Extent:
1 Item

3. Foster 887

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 887
Title:
East India Company coat of arms, originally hung above the Chairman’s seat in the the Director’s Court Room at East India House, Leadenhall Street
Scope & Content:
The East India Company's coat of arms, c.1730. Wood, carved, painted and gilded. 130 by 152 cm After 1709 the Company adopted the arms granted to the ‘New’Company in 1698, incorporating the royal arms and cross of St. George on the central shield, which is surmounted by a turbanned casque an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

4. Foster 1038

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1038
Title:
A seated tailor, his left leg tucked under, both hands in front holding now missing objects, presumably a needle and a cloth.. Artist(s): Jadunath Pal (c.1821-c.1900)
Scope & Content:
A seated tailor, his left leg tucked under, both hands in front holding now missing objects, presumably a needle and a cloth. Fixed on a rectangular wooden base, 16 mm thick. Overall dimensions 142 mm high, 110 mm wide, 123 mm deep.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1860
Extent:
1 Item

5. Foster 1039

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1039
Title:
A seated painter of pots, with his right leg tucked under, his right hand grasping a now missing brush, his left hand a plate, with a selection of pots and dishes before him.. Artist(s): Jadunath Pal (c.1821-c.1900)
Scope & Content:
A seated painter of pots, with his right leg tucked under, his right hand grasping a now missing brush, his left hand a plate, with a selection of pots and dishes before him. Fixed on a rectangular clay base. Overall dimensions 143 mm high, 100 mm wide, 138 mm deep.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1860
Extent:
1 Item

6. Foster 1040

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1040
Title:
A standing porter, his left arm dangling, his right extended once holding something now lost, a bamboo dowel through his turban suggesting a load was once on his head.. Artist(s): Jadunath Pal (c.1821-c.1900)
Scope & Content:
A standing porter, his left arm dangling, his right extended once holding something now lost, a bamboo dowel through his turban suggesting a load was once on his head. Fixed on a rectangular base of terracotta. Overall dimensions 265 mm high, 85 mm wide, 63 mm deep.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1860
Extent:
1 Item

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