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Reference (shelfmark):: 1899.t.2, pl. 11
Title:: 'East view of Seringapatam'. Aquatint with etching by J.W. Edy after R. H. Colebrooke in Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore, published by Thomson, London 1793-4. Pl. 11. Artist(s): Edy, John William (b.1760) after Colebrooke, Robert Hyde (1762-1808)
Scope & Content:: 'East view of Seringapatam'. Aquatint with etching by J.W. Edy after R. H. Colebrooke in Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore, published by Thomson, London 1793-4. Pl. 11.. Artist(s): Edy, John William (b.1760) after Colebrooke, Robert Hyde (1762-1808)
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1793-1794
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: 7701.h.1(18)
Title:: Panier en jonc, renfermant des gigots de mouton et de gazelle; des oies, une tête de veau, préparées et pour la plupart enveloppées de bandelettes...Le repas funèbre de la princesse Isimkheb. Photographer: Brugsch, Émile Charles Adalbert
Scope & Content:: Genre: Archaeological Photography Close view of a rush basket containing wrapped items of meat, to be placed in the tomb for the funeral meal.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1881
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 15296(1), f.14r
Title:: Rama calls upon his mother Kausalya. Artist(s): Sahib Din (fl.1628-53)
Scope & Content:: [numbered above 11]. On the right, Dasaratha again tells Rama he will make him king, with Vasistha, Laksmana, another Brahmin and ministers in attendance. Rama and Laksmana then leave the king to call on Kausalya on the left, who, dressed in white, is worshipping a small, gold image of Visnu, ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1650
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 15296(1), f.15r
Title:: Vasistha arrives at Ayodhya to conduct the ceremony of Rama's installation as regent. Artist(s): Sahib Din (fl.1628-53)
Scope & Content:: [numbered 15v and above 12]. On the left, Vasistha arrives at Rama’s palace and with Rama's help alights from his chariot, and on the right, seated with Rama, advises him to observe a fast that night as instructed by the king. A pile of kusa-grass for Rama and Sita to sleep on is outside the c...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1650
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 49352(20)
Title:: [Portrait of a Japanese woman, (?)preparing tea.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio portrait of a Japanese woman, seated on a carpet, with tea making equipment in front of her.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1880s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 49352(46)
Title:: [Japanese tea ceremony.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio portrait of three women and a man, seated on mats, with tea making equipment on the floor in front of the group.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1880s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 49352(86)
Title:: [Japanese tea ceremony.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio portrait of a young woman seated with tea-making apparatus, with a second standing behind, holding a teapot.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1880s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 70650 A(172)
Title:: Winnie's wedding, Dec. 10th 1912, Teheran, in the Amercian Mission Church. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Wedding group of the couple and the bride's parents. Winifred Gertrude Cooper stands beside her husband Edgar Augustus Wilson, with her father William John Cooper on the right and her mother Alice on the left.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 10 Dec 1912
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 70650 A(196)
Title:: Tribal wedding celebration. Photographer: Sevruguin, Antoine
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of (Bakhtiari?) dancers in traditional costume, arranged in two rows, with a drummer and a pipe player on the right. Ethnic group unidentified.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1890s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 15
Title:: Harihar Kshetra festival at Sonpur. Artist(s): Sevak Ram (c.1770-c.1830)
Scope & Content:: The Harihar Kshetra festival at Sonepur, near Patna (Bihar). The river is thronged with boats; in the background the tents of the fair and in the foreground people embarking. Inscribed on back: ‘Herriher-Chitter is a place of worship dedicated to Herriher-nat’h-Mahadeva at Sonepoor in the Dist...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1807-1809
Extent:: 1 Item

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