Accession No
Z 46842.65
Description
Seal - One of seventy-seven seals of Indian princes and governments impressed in red, black, yellow and brown sealing wax. 65) The Indian Government 1831, for each Viceroy, in addition to the oval seal used for state letters and bearing all his titles in Persian, is prepared around seal the same size as this, bearing his titles in English set out round the Royal Arms, with supporters, round within round.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India
Period
Source
Taylor, Robert [collector]; Taylor, Frank Coston [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 46842.65
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wax
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
One of seventy-seven seals of Indian princes and governments impressed in red, black, yellow and brown sealing wax. 65) The Indian Government 1831, for each Viceroy, in addition to the oval seal used for state letters and bearing all his titles in Persian, is prepared around seal the same size as this, bearing his titles in English set out round the Royal Arms, with supporters, round within round.
Event Date 17/5/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire
Context (CMS Context)
Z 46842 split into 77 records to document the seals included under this accession number.
Event Date 17/5/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire
Context (CMS Context)
Z number allocated on 2 9 1988 Cf. also Z 46843.; Collected by: Taylor.Robert in ?- - 1865
Event Date 17/5/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire
Context (CMS Context)
Written in Perso-Arabic and English. Can read what looks like ‘Supreme Government of British India’. [Information provided by Danika Parikh, Department of Archaeology]
Event Date 31/5/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire
FM:269344
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