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241. Foster 5012

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Foster 5012
Title:
A sewing needle and cotton thread
Scope & Content:
This needle and thread would have functioned as a handy sewing kit. The needle is 5.3 cm long. These objects belonged to Bhai Maharaj Singh, a Sikh warrior and leader who was a key player in the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49). On 28 December 1849 he was captured by Henry Vansittart (1818-189...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 Item

242. Foster 5013

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 5013
Title:
Two steel rings.
Scope & Content:
This pair of rings were probably worn as bracelets. Steel bracelets (Kara) are one of the five sacred symbols of Sikhism. The steel rings are slightly different sizes. The outer diameter of one is 7.8 cm and of the other is 7.5 cm. Bhai Maharaj Singh Collection These objects belonged to Bha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 Item

243. Mss Eur D1038/1

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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

244. 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

245. Talbot Egy

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Talbot Egy
Title:
Talbot Collection: Egyptiana.
Scope & Content:
6 Egyptian stelae (13th-19th dynasties) and 11 shabtis collected by William Henry Fox Talbot or members of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century BC
Extent:
17 items

246. Talbot Shabti 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 1
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

247. Talbot Shabti 2

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Talbot Shabti 2
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
This ancient Egyptian shabti, dates to 664–332 BC. This funerary figurine would have been originally placed in a tomb; the shabti is inscribed with a recitation that enables it to act on behalf of the deceased, saying ‘Here I am, you should say, when called to work, cultivate fields or irrigate ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

248. Talbot Shabti 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 3
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

249. Talbot Shabti 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 4
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item

250. Talbot Shabti 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Shabti 5
Title:
Late period Egyptian shabti.
Scope & Content:
Late period Egyptian shabti, acquired by William Henry Fox Talbot or a member of his family.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3rd century BC
Extent:
1 item