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202. Add MS 81806(1)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 81806(1)
- Title:
- Portrait of 'John Strange Winter' (Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Palmer). Photographer: Barraud, Herbert Rose
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders right profile portrait of the author and journalist Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard (1856-1911), née Palmer, one of whose pseudonyms was John Strange Winter. Portrait, with accompanying biographical letterpress, extracted from volume 3 of 'Men and...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1890
- Extent:
- 1 item
203. Add MS 88899
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 88899
- Title:
- Angela Carter Papers
- Scope & Content:
- Papers of Angela Olive Carter née Stalker (b.1940, d.1992) and her family. The Angela Carter Papers relate mainly to her writings and literary work, with the notable exception of 'The Magic Toyshop' novel, but include some family papers and photographs. The Angela Carter Papers are divided into...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- [1887-2002, nd]
- Extent:
-
224 files and volumes
204. Add Or 356
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 356
- Title:
- A girl braiding her hair
- Scope & Content:
- A girl braiding her hair. Murshidabad, c.1770. Purchased March 1958. Inscribed incorrectly on a slip of paper in Urdu pasted on the reverse: ‘4,’ ‘chaharom, sri raga’ (4, fourth, ‘Sri Raga).’ Gouache with gold; on album pages with pink, blue, and plain borders sprinkled with gold; from the s...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1760
- Extent:
- 1 Item
205. Add Or 735
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 735
- Title:
- An Indian lady, 'Muttubby', seated on a chair smoking a hookah with the river Ganges behind her. Artist(s): Dip Chand (fl.c.1764)
- Scope & Content:
- An Indian lady. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Muttubby. W.F. 1764.’ 209 by 131 mm; page 239 by 162 mm. Reproduced: Losty (1986), 65; Losty and Leach (1998), pl. 28. The lady sits on a European chair, smoking a hookah which is placed on a European side-table before her. In the background is the rive...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1764
- Extent:
- 1 Item
206. Add Or 943
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 943
- Title:
- Swinging in a zenana.
- Scope & Content:
- Swinging; six women are swinging inside a room while other women sing. Inscribed: ‘The Gift of E.E. Pote Esq. Elizath Collins’; also’ No.’2 ‘The’ ‘interior amusement of the Swing. Female attendants singing.’ 11.75 by 18 in.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1795-1800
- Extent:
- 1 Item
207. Add Or 944
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 944
- Title:
- Zenana scene, women playing pachisi and dressing themselves
- Scope & Content:
- Zenana scene; women sitting on a rug, playing ‘pachisi’ and dressing themselves. Inscribed: ‘No.10. The Gift of E.E. Pote Esq. Elizath Collins’; also’ Ladies playing at Pachecia. The dress of women of distinction. Shoes.’ 11.75 by 20 ins.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1795-1800
- Extent:
- 1 Item
208. Add Or 945
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 945
- Title:
- Princess Zinat Afza Begum. Artist(s): Aqil Khan (fl. 1760)
- Scope & Content:
- Princess Zinat Afza Begam. By ‘Aqil Khan, Mughal, c.1760. Purchased June 1959. Signed on bottle in Persian: ‘‘Aqil Khan’; inscribed on reverse; ‘shabih-i zinat afza begam’ (a likeness of Zinat Afza Begam). Gouache with gold; on an album page with red and green borders sprinkled with gold. 1...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1760
- Extent:
- 1 Item
209. Add Or 1038
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 1038
- Title:
- Four women paying a visit to an ascetic
- Scope & Content:
- A visit to an ascetic. Mughal, c.1740. Presented by Dr John Fleming, c.1814. Inscribed above: ‘From Dr Fleming’ (repeated on reverse); on reverse in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i dal chand’ (the work of Dal Chand); numbered ‘14’. Gouache; mauve border. 107 by 145 mm; page 146 by 187 mm. Rev...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1740
- Extent:
- 1 Item
210. Add Or 1050
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 1050
- Title:
- A princess
- Scope & Content:
- A princess. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed on reverse: A ‘daughter of Alumgir’. Gouache; oval with uncoloured spandrels; grey paper border. 99 by 94 mm; page 223 by 160 mm. A princess shown half-length facing right, holds a bunch of pink flowers. Her hair is arranged in European style tied with...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1760
- Extent:
- 1 Item