Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??


Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...

WD2969

Record Id:
040-003282626
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-003282625
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x0032ed
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
WD2969
Title:

'Singapore Institution'. Artist(s): Marsh, J.A. (fl. 1841)

Scope & Content:

The Singapore (Raffles) Institution, Singapore. 1841.

By J.A. Marsh.

Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Singapore Institution Drawn by J.A.M.’

Pen and ink and water-colour; 19.4 by 27.4 cm.

Note: The earliest known drawing of the Singapore Institution which was founded at a meeting convened by Raffles on 1 April 1823 for the cultivation of Asian languages, the education of the sons of Malay rulers, and the moral and intellectual improvement of the peoples of Asia. It was to comprise a Malay and a Chinese College, and there was also to be a Department of Science. A sum in excess of -£4,000 was subscribed for its establishments and most of this was allocated for the erection of a building designed by Lieutenant Philip Jackson (1802-79), the Settlement Engineer. It was not until the end of 1827 that an edifice arose on the site near the sea which had been set aside by Raffles, but it was so badly constructed that it virtually fell into ruins. In 1836 it was resolved that another effort should be made to complete the building, and the task was given to G.D. Coleman, the Superintendent of Public Works in Singapore. Work on the two-storey construction was finished late in 1837 when it was first used as a school. A wing was added in 1839 and another in 1841, at which time the present drawing was made by J.A. Marsh, who was probably on Coleman's staff.

Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Project / Collection:
Raffles Family Collection
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-003282625
040-003282626
Is part of:
WD2969-3006 : RAFFLES FAMILY COLLECTION. WD2969-3006 Thirty-eight drawings by both European and Asian artists from the collection of Sir Thoma ...

 

WD2969 : 'Singapore Institution'. Artist(s): Marsh, J.A. (fl. 1841)
Hierarchy:
032-003282625[0001]/040-003282626
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: WD2969-3006
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 Item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Not applicable
Scripts:
Not applicable
Styles:
British school
European school
Start Date:
1841
End Date:
1841
Date Range:
1841
Era:
CE
Access:

Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.

Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.

If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.

This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.

User Conditions:
Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
Physical Characteristics:

Medium: pen-and-ink; watercolour

Publications:
On Paper: Singapore Before 1867, by Singapore National Library Board (Singapore, 2019), p. 126.
Exhibitions:
On Paper: Singapore Before 1867, National Library of Singapore, 28 September 2019 - 22 March 2020
Material Type:
Prints, Drawings and Paintings
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Marsh, J.A., fl 1841
Subjects:
Architecture
Government buildings
Places:
Singapore, Asia