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971. Foster 1058

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1058
Title:
19th Century lacquer manuscript cabinet from Thailand
Scope & Content:
Manuscript cabinet, 19th century Thailand. Wood, gilt, and green lacquer decorations in Rattanakosin style depicting the Himavanta forest with kinnara figures 39 x 26 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches. Presented by the Doris Duke Foundation for Southeast Asian Art and Culture, August 2003.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

972. Foster 1059

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1059
Title:
19th Century lacquer manuscript chest from Burma
Scope & Content:
Manuscript chest, 19th century Burma. Wood, gilt, and lacquer. 39 x 26 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches. Presented by the Doris Duke Foundation for Southeast Asian Art and Culture, August 2003
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

973. Foster 1062

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1062
Title:
An Ivory Model of Emperor Akbar Shah II Listening to a singer and musicians.
Scope & Content:
An Ivory Model of Emperor Akbar Shah II Listening to a singer and musicians.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1850
Extent:
1 Item

974. Foster 1064

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1064
Title:
Claret jug given to Charles Duncan Cooper in 1877.
Scope & Content:
A silver and crystal claret jug presented to Lieutenant Charles Duncan Cooper (1849-1929) of the Bombay Fusiliers (103rd Regiment) by his colleagues, Lieutenant William Carre Riddell and Lieutenant Henry Henzey Fraser Pidcock, on the year of his marriage to Blanche Mary Johnston. The jug’s silve...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1859-1877
Extent:
1 Item

975. Foster 1067

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1067
Title:
Indian Medical Service brooch awarded to Harold Rothery Nutt (1877-1953)
Scope & Content:
Oval shaped gold brooch set with blue enamel, green and red glass, and diamonds. Crown set with diamonds and red coloured glass at top. Mercury's staff at centre of oval. 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' written on a blue enamel oval surrounding the staff. 'INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE' written across the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 Item

976. Foster 1068

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1068
Title:
Silk Union flag and flagpole of the Royal East India Volunteers, 3rd Regiment. SEVERELY DEGRADED.
Scope & Content:
Royal East India Volunteers Colours, c.1790s. Silk union flag with wool circle of embroidery at centre. See WD2425 for a watercolour of this flag in June 1799. F1068-1069 Two flags of the Royal East India Company Volunteers, 1790s. A union flag and an ensign flag of the Royal East India Com...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790s
Extent:
1 Item

977. Foster 1069

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1069
Title:
Silk flag and flagpole of the Royal East India Volunteers, 3rd Regiment. SEVERELY DEGRADED.
Scope & Content:
Royal East India Volunteers Colours, c.1790s. Silk flag with wool embroidered East India Company crest at centre. See WD2425 for a watercolour of this flag in June 1799. F1068-1069 Two flags of the Royal East India Company Volunteers. A union flag and an ensign flag of the Royal East India ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790s
Extent:
1 Item

978. Foster 1070

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1070
Title:
Four bamboo flag poles with (canvas?) pennants attached
Scope & Content:
These poles were stored alongside the Royal East India Volunteers Colours, c.1790s (F1068 and F1069). See Photo 271/(7) for a photograph of how these poles were displayed in the early 1960s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790s
Extent:
1 Item

979. Foster 1072

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1072
Title:
Blue and white transferware plate from the 'Pecking Parrot' series, after the print by Thomas and William Daniell: Oriental Scenery Part 3, plate 23, 'Mausoleum of Kausim Solomannee at Chunar Gur', London, 1801-03.
Scope & Content:
Blue and white transferware plate from the 'Pecking Parrot' series, after the print by Thomas and William Daniell: Oriental Scenery Part 3, plate 23, 'Mausoleum of Kausim Solomannee at Chunar Gur', London, 1801-03. By an unknown artist. Purchased 2013. See P33 for comparison
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1815-30
Extent:
1 Item

980. 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

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