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91. Foster 838

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 838
Title:
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoigne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903). Bust; wearing orders and decorations, including GCVO
Scope & Content:
Robert Arthur Talbot Gasoigne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903), c.1878 Bust; wearing orders and decorations, including G.C.V.O. Ceramic; 14 ins (35.5 cms) high Presented by Professor W.N. Medlicot, March 1982 The Marquis of Salisbury was Secretary of State for India from 1866-67 a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1878
Extent:
1 Item

92. Foster 855

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 855
Title:
Embroidered picture, lettered: 'Return of Tippoo Saib's Two Sons to their Mother'.
Scope & Content:
Embroidered picture, lettered: ‘Return of Tippoo Saib’s Two Sons to their Mother,’ English, c.1800. Coloured silks on silk ground, 34 by 31 cms. Presented by Lady Hawthorne Lewis, December 1990, see papers of Sir William Hawthorne Lewis, Governor of Orissa 1941-6, Mss Eur G111. The embroidery...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

93. Foster 856

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 856
Title:
Medallion portrait of Louis XVI, gift to Tipu Sultan. With an embroidered Koran bag.. Artist(s): Lebrun, Andre-Jean (1737-1811), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Portrait medallion of Louis XVI, 1776. Gilt bronze on white marble oval plaque 142 by 104 mm max., with gilt bronze ribbon swags above and leaf sprays below, 23 by 17 cms Inscribed on reverse: ‘Louis 16th King of France presented on his Coronation to Hyder Ally Cawn and found in the palace of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1776
Extent:
1 Item

94. Foster 856-857

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 856-857
Title:
LEBRUN, ANDRÉ-JEAN (1737-1811), attributed to --------------------- F856-857 Portrait medallions of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antionette of Fran ...
Scope & Content:
LEBRUN, ANDRÉ-JEAN (1737-1811), attributed to --------------------- F856-857 Portrait medallions of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antionette of France, c.1776. Gilt bronze on marble, with gilt bronze swags and leaf sprays. Each with its own Koran bag, printed and embroidered south Indian t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1776-1776
Extent:
2 items

95. Foster 856/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 856/2
Title:
Koran bag containing Lebrun's portrait of Louis XVI.
Scope & Content:
Koran bag containing Lebrun's portrait of Louis XVI.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

96. Foster 857

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 857
Title:
Medallion portrait of Marie Antoinette, gift to Tipu Sultan. With an embroidered Koran bag.. Artist(s): Lebrun, Andre-Jean (1737-1811), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Portrait medallion of Marie Antoinette, 1776. Signed under the shoulder ‘Lebrun 1776’. Gilt bronze on white marble oval plaque140 by 104 mm max., with gilt bronze ribbon swags above and leaf sprays below, ,22 by 16.57 cms Inscribed on reverse: ‘Marie Antoinette Josephe Jeanne Queen of Louis t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1776
Extent:
1 Item

97. Foster 857/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 857/2
Title:
Koran bag containing Lebrun's portrait of Marie Antoinette.
Scope & Content:
Koran bag containing Lebrun's portrait of Marie Antoinette.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

98. Foster 858

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 858
Title:
Cameo portrait of Warren Hastings. Artist(s): Tassie, William (1777-1860)
Scope & Content:
Cameo portrait of Warren Hastings, c.1818. Framed enamel paste cameo. Presented by Sir George Birdwood. One of a number distributed by Hastings’ widow, set in mourning rings. It was later bought by Sir George Birdwood while he was Special Assistant in the Revenue and Statistical Department o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1818
Extent:
1 Item

99. Foster 859

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 859
Title:
Arms of the East India Company. Painted plaster-cast of the original in St Matthias Church, Poplar. The coat of arms formed a ceiling boss, and shows the arms of the original Company, with three ships in full sail
Scope & Content:
Arms of the East India Company, c.1654. Painted plaster-cast of the original stone roof-boss in St. Matthias Church, Poplar. Presented by Sir George Birdwood, 1902. The church, formerly known as the Poplar Chapel, was built in about 1654 on ground given by the East India Company. It served a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1654
Extent:
1 Item

100. Foster 867

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 867
Title:
Ballot box from East India House in Leadenhall Street.
Scope & Content:
Ballot box, c.1730. Mahogany veneered with Amboyna wood and ebony, with brass fittings. The ballot box came from East India House in Leadenhall Street. It has two drawers, labelled ‘Yea’ and ‘Nay’ and an inner box with a handle and sliding lid for passing round the ballot balls. Literature: ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item