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1. Foster 1075

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1075
Title:
The Lawrence Testimonial: an impressive candelabra presented to Sir Henry Lawrence showing scenes of the Anglo-Sikh Wars and the Court of Lahore. Artist(s): Hunt and Roskell, after Alfred Brown
Scope & Content:
This oversized silver candelabra was presented to Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-57) as a ‘Testimonial’ from the ‘Friends of the Panjab’ in 1856. Lawrence was appointed as the British Resident in Lahore in 1846 and was the President of the Board of Administration for the Affairs of the Panj...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1840-65
Extent:
1 item

2. Mss Eur D1038/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1038/1
Title:
Large silk Indian flag, 1947.
Scope & Content:
A large Indian flag made of three sewn together panels of silk. It is said to have been the first Indian flag flown over the Lucknow Secretariat buildings after Independence in 1947. The flag was presented to the India Office Collections in 1983-1984 as part of Percy William Elliott's private ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1947
Extent:
1 Item

3. Mss Eur D1209/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1209/1
Title:
Gold tie-pin in a red presentation box, 1905.
Scope & Content:
A gold tie pin bearing the Prince of Wales' emblem. The pin is inside its original red leatherpresentation box. Made by 'Clark', 33 New Bond Street, London, probably in 1905. This object was received along with the official weekly diaries of Edwin William Bethune Whiting (1862-1932). Whiting w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1905
Extent:
1 Item

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