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1. Add Or 57

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Add Or 57
Title:
A palanquin as used by Indian gentlemen of rank
Scope & Content:
A palanquin as used by Indian gentlemen of rank. Inscribed: ‘Native Palankeen.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1828
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 58

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Add Or 58
Title:
A travelling palanquin as used by Europeans
Scope & Content:
A travelling palanquin as used by Europeans. Inscribed: ‘Palankeen travelling. A set of Bearers as above will run from Madras to Raja’s Choultry about 40 miles in about 8 hours.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1828
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 59

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Add Or 59
Title:
A station palanquin with a British officer, perhaps the Fort Adjutant who commissioned the set
Scope & Content:
A station palanquin with an army officer, perhaps the Fort Adjutant who commissioned the set. Inscribed: ‘Palankeen at a Station.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1828
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 129

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Add Or 129
Title:
Woman's litter
Scope & Content:
Woman’s litter. Inscribed: ‘9. Soaurey Doolley. Hindustanney Chair Palankeen.’ 1815 watermark.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815-1820
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 173

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Add Or 173
Title:
Steward holding bills; a palanquin and balustrade in the background. Artist(s): Muhammad Amir, Shaikh, of Karraya (fl.1830s-40s)
Scope & Content:
Steward holding bills; a palanquin and balustrade in the background. Inscribed: ‘Diwan. S. Mohammed Ameer Pa’ Std at Kurraya’ (Shaikh Muhammad Amir, painter stationed at Karraya).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1846
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 765

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Add Or 765
Title:
Indian gentleman being carried by four bearers in a red and gilt palanquin and accompanied by two retainers.
Scope & Content:
Indian gentleman being carried by four bearers in a red and gilt palanquin and accompanied by two retainers. Inscribed: ‘A Palkee or litter used at Hindoo Marriages.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1832
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 766

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 766
Title:
Palanquin with four bearers and a parasol carrier.
Scope & Content:
Palanquin with four bearers and a parasol carrier. Inscribed: ‘A Palanqueen or travelling conveyance.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1832
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 1016

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1016
Title:
Two palanquin bearers carrying a woman's palanquin.
Scope & Content:
Two palanquin bearers carrying a woman’s palanquin. Inscribed: ‘A Native woman’s palanquin.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

9. P978

Reference (shelfmark):
P978
Title:
Voyage en poste dans les plaines du Punjab, entre Loodiana et Omritsar. Fevrier 1842. [The artist in a travelling palanquin.]. Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of the journey across the plains of the Punjab between Ludiana and Amritsar by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after an original drawing of 1842 by Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov and published in 1848. This scene depicts Prince Saltuikov travelling in a palanquin. Ludhiana is situ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

10. Photo 61/1(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61/1(31)
Title:
No. 31. Tsagain Myo [Sagaing]. Litters under a shed. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'L. Tripe' in ink, lower right of print. View of intricately-carved wooden palanquins lying in a shed, partially overgrown with vegetation. with letterpress note: 'These were left by will to the Aong-mre-lo-ka Pagoda near them, by members of the Royal family; equipages belon...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1855-Sep 1855
Extent:
1 item