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Subject Women Level [32] Fonds

1. Add MS 88899

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Add MS 88899
Title:
Angela Carter Papers
Scope & Content:
Papers of Angela Olive Carter née Stalker (b.1940, d.1992) and her family. The Angela Carter Papers relate mainly to her writings and literary work, with the notable exception of 'The Magic Toyshop' novel, but include some family papers and photographs. The Angela Carter Papers are divided into...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1887-2002, nd]
Extent:

224 files and volumes

2. Add Or 356

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Add Or 356
Title:
A girl braiding her hair
Scope & Content:
A girl braiding her hair. Murshidabad, c.1770. Purchased March 1958. Inscribed incorrectly on a slip of paper in Urdu pasted on the reverse: ‘4,’ ‘chaharom, sri raga’ (4, fourth, ‘Sri Raga).’ Gouache with gold; on album pages with pink, blue, and plain borders sprinkled with gold; from the s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 945

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Add Or 945
Title:
Princess Zinat Afza Begum. Artist(s): Aqil Khan (fl. 1760)
Scope & Content:
Princess Zinat Afza Begam. By ‘Aqil Khan, Mughal, c.1760. Purchased June 1959. Signed on bottle in Persian: ‘‘Aqil Khan’; inscribed on reverse; ‘shabih-i zinat afza begam’ (a likeness of Zinat Afza Begam). Gouache with gold; on an album page with red and green borders sprinkled with gold. 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 1038

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Add Or 1038
Title:
Four women paying a visit to an ascetic
Scope & Content:
A visit to an ascetic. Mughal, c.1740. Presented by Dr John Fleming, c.1814. Inscribed above: ‘From Dr Fleming’ (repeated on reverse); on reverse in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i dal chand’ (the work of Dal Chand); numbered ‘14’. Gouache; mauve border. 107 by 145 mm; page 146 by 187 mm. Rev...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 2396

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Add Or 2396
Title:
Nepali lady standing beside a table with a rose in her hand.
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a Nepali lady standing beside a table with a rose in her hand. By a Nepali artist, late 19th century. Wash; 10.25 by 6.5 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1962. Note: This drawing was obtained in Benares together with Add.Or.2373-80 and it may well have been m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880-1900
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 2603

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Add Or 2603
Title:
Hardcastle Collection Five ivory miniatures of Dost Muhammad Khan, Bahadur Shah II and three Mughal court ladies, set in a gilt and jewelled bracelet.
Scope & Content:
A gold bracelet set with emeralds and ornamented with five ivory miniatures of Dost Muhammad Khan, Bahadur Shah II and three Mughal court ladies. Made by a Delhi artist and goldsmith, c.1864. Names inscribed on back of miniatures in English and in Persian script: ‘Dost Mohommad’;’ Moti Mahal’;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 2771

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Add Or 2771
Title:
A lady with a parrot. Artist(s): Aqil Khan (fl. 1760), style of
Scope & Content:
A lady with a parrot. Style of ‘Aqil Khan, Mughal, c.1760. Formerly Album 69, no.4; purchased from Mirza Yusuf Khan, 11 March 1914, together with Add.Or.2768, 2770-2771. Inscribed on border in Persian: ‘zinat al-nisa dukhtar-i ‘alamgir badshah’ (Zinat al-Nisa, daughter of the emperor ‘Alamgir...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 2863

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Add Or 2863
Title:
A girl with companions
Scope & Content:
A girl with companions. Mewar, c.1830. Mounted in an album, formerly Album 70; presented 21 April 1915. Gouache; yellow and red borders. 166 by 132 mm; page 205 by 164 mm. She has her arms about the shoulders of her companions as they escort her; green background.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 2866

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Add Or 2866
Title:
A girl with yo-yo
Scope & Content:
A girl with a yo-yo. Mughal, c.1800. Formerly Album 70, no.67; acquired 21 April 1915. Gouache with gold; blue, green and brown borders. 128 by 80 mm; page 283 by 211 mm. A girl is seated in a gold chair playing with a yo-yo. She is dressed predominantly in gold but is naked to the waist.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 3185

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3185
Title:
Akbar with ladies
Scope & Content:
Akbar with ladies. Delhi, c.1900. Presented by Mr J. Pereira, 7 September 1972. Inscribed in lower left corner in Persian initials: ‘Sh.M.’ Gouache; yellow and dark grey rules and undecorated border. 156 by 215 mm; page 360 by 275 mm. The emperor Akbar, holding a rose and accompanied by hi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 Item

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