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11. Add Or 413

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Add Or 413
Title:
Ta'ziyah and figure with fly-whisk
Scope & Content:
‘Ta’ziyah,’ and figure with fly-whisk. Inscribed: ‘Mohurrum Figure.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1840
Extent:
1 Item

12. Add Or 586

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Add Or 586
Title:
Muharram festival; scene in the Imambara.
Scope & Content:
Muharram festival; scene in the Imambara. 6.5 by 9.25 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

13. Add Or 678

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Add Or 678
Title:
Muharram Festival.
Scope & Content:
Muharram Festival. Inscribed: ‘A Mohammedan Procession commemorative (as far as I can judge) of some event connected with the Subjugation of the Natives of India who are represented in a ridiculous and degrading light, & bound together with Chains. The Man on the Camel & the [ones] dre...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

14. Add Or 745

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Add Or 745
Title:
Procession scene to the Chauk Masjid in Murshidabad, headed by a figure on horseback, perhaps Nawab Babur 'Ali
Scope & Content:
Procession scene headed by a figure on horseback, perhaps Nawab Babar ‘Ali (1793-1810) of Murshidabad, proceeding to prayers at the Chauk Masjid. By a Murshidabad artist, c.1800. Water-colour; 15.25 by 27.5 ins. Purchased 14 November 1954. Note: In style this painting closely resembles a set...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

15. Add Or 938

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Add Or 938
Title:
Muharram festival, the ta'ziya in the Imambara.
Scope & Content:
The Muharram festival; the ‘ta‘ziyah’ in the imambara. Inscribed: ‘No.18. The Gift of E.E. Pote Esq. Elizath Collins. This is a Representation of the Mohurrum’;’ and is the Commemoration of the Murder of Hussen and Hosain two Mahomedan Saints: continued for ten days. A Machine is constructe...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
1 Item

16. Add Or 939

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Add Or 939
Title:
Holi festival, a nobleman watching the celebrations
Scope & Content:
The Holi festival, an Indian gentleman seated on a painted stool watches the celebrations. Men sing and dance and play on instruments; women squirt coloured water. Inscribed: ‘No.4. The Gift of E.E. Pote Esqr. Elizath Collins. This is a Hindoo Festival celebrated, among other sports, by thr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
1 Item

17. Add Or 940

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 940
Title:
Chait festival, on the banks of the Ganges at Patna
Scope & Content:
The Chait festival being celebrated on the banks of the Ganges at Patna. Inscribed: ‘No’.’1. The Gift of E.E. Pote Esq. Elizath Collins Offerings of fruit to the Ganges: a religious Ceremony at which the Women are permitted to attend, and come down to the River side to celebrate: and as it is ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
1 Item

18. Add Or 941

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 941
Title:
Dasehra festival, the svarups of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita being carried in procession
Scope & Content:
The Dasehra festival; effigies of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita being carried in procession, accompanied by musicians and bearers of standards and lanterns. Inscribed: ‘No.27 The Gift of E.E. Pote Esq. Elizath Collins’; also’ Religious Procession. Music and Dancing Girls. Men in the character of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
1 Item

19. Add Or 4395

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4395
Title:
Scene inside the brightly lit Imambara during the Muharram, with the Nawab (perhaps Babur 'Ali, 1793-1810) seated smoking a hookah
Scope & Content:
Scene inside the brightly lit Imambara during the Muharram, with the Nawab (perhaps Babar ‘Ali, 1793-18109) seated smoking a hookah. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Water Colour Drawing of an Indian Ceremonial. By a Native Artist.’ Water-colour and body-colour on laid paper, 426 by 777 mm., within r...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

20. Add Or 4471

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4471
Title:
The Ramlila spectacle at Benares
Scope & Content:
The Ramlila spectacle, with Laksmana attacking a gigantic Ravana, monkeys and bears fighting the demons, and Rama and the monkey and bear chiefs directing operations, before a large audience including Bengal Army sepoys. By a Patna/Benares artist, c.1830-40. Body-colour on mica; 210 by 255 mm....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1835-1840
Extent:
1 Item

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