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121. Foster 908

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 908
Title:
Chair with neo-classical shield back and entwined splats
Scope & Content:
Chair c.1784 with neo-classical shield back and entwined splats as published in Hepplewhite’s ‘The Cabinet-Maker and Upholster’s Guide’, 1787. Mahogany. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.17; ‘Photographs of Furniture Exhibited at the Bethnal Green Museum in 1896,’ OIOC Photo 90/(10).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1784
Extent:
1 Item

122. Foster 909

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 909
Title:
Hall chair with neo-classical oval back, with dished centre, and wooden seat
Scope & Content:
Hall chair with neo-classical oval back, with dished centre, and wooden seat, c.1784. Mahogany. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.22 This may be from the set of four hall chairs recorded in the 1828 inventory of the Board of Control's offices in Cannon Row.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1784
Extent:
1 Item

123. Foster 910

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 910
Title:
Bench with refectory style legs
Scope & Content:
Bench with refectory style legs. Mid 19th century. Stamped ‘India Office’. Mahogany. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.61.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

124. Foster 911

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 911
Title:
Bracket clock
Scope & Content:
Bracket clock
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

125. Foster 912

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 912
Title:
Parliament wall clock with marine paintings
Scope & Content:
Wall clock c.1730, case painted and gilded, showing an Indiaman in full sail. Formerly in the Marine Department at East India House, and then in the Reading Room in the India Office Library, King Charles St. 150 cm max height; 90 cm max. width. Exhibited: National Portrait Gallery, ‘The Raj’,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

126. Foster 913

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 913
Title:
Boardroom table
Scope & Content:
Board-room table, c.1730, with later stamped leather top. Cabriole legs with Indian masks, and lion-paw feet, with along one side a female head in the central cartouche framed by a scallop shell and acanthus leaves. Mahagony, 102 ins. long by 42 ins. wide. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

127. Foster 913-915

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 913-915
Title:
F913-915 Three board-room tables used by the Directors of the East India Company at East India House, and subsequently in the Council Chamber of the ...
Scope & Content:
F913-915 Three board-room tables used by the Directors of the East India Company at East India House, and subsequently in the Council Chamber of the India Office.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1729-1801
Extent:
2 items

128. Foster 914-915

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 914-915
Title:
Pair of boardroom tables
Scope & Content:
A pair of board-room tables, c.1800. Cabriole legs with Indian masks, and lion-paw feet, with along one side a female head in the central cartouche framed by a scallop shell and acanthus leaves. Mahagony, 120 ins. long by 30 ins. wide. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.64. Made to matc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

129. Foster 916

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 916
Title:
Bookstand, with square fluted legs
Scope & Content:
Bookstand, with two shelves, and square fluted legs. c.1800. Mahagony. Similar to J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.74.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

130. Foster 917-918

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 917-918
Title:
Pair of chairs with semi-circular backs and pierced upright slats, on square legs.
Scope & Content:
Pair of chairs with semi-circular backs and pierced upright slats, on square legs. c.1800-20. Mahagony. Similar to J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.11, but with semi-circular tops to the backs.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
1 Item