Indian Collection

Liberty silk shawl
Silk shawl hand printed at Liberty & Cos own works at Merton Abbey. Reproduction of an old Indian design, 56 inches square, including fringe, costing 2, 17 shillings and sixpence. 20th century

Poster, Indias First Aerial Pageant
Poster, Captain C. D. Barnard presents Indias First Aerial Pageant, with passenger flights in the famous monoplane Spider, parachute descents, daring acrobatics by famous pilots

State elephant, Baroda (Vadodara), Gujarat, India. circa 1890s

Lord Lansdowne, Viceroy of India
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927), British politician and Irish peer. Probably at the time he served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1888-1894)

Washing clothes at a Dhobi Ghat, Calcutta, India
People washing clothes at a Dhobi Ghat, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. circa 1890s

Thakore Sahib of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
His Highness the Maharaja Rawul Shree Takhtsingjee, The Thakore Sahib of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India (seated), with attendant. circa 1880s

Fakir on bed of nails, India
Fakir (a religious ascetic) sitting on a bed of nails, India. circa 1890s

Nautch women and musicians, India

Fishing from a harbour wall, India
People fishing from a harbour wall, India. circa 1890s

Curio Dealer, Sikkim, India

Divinity Dance, Darjeeling, India. circa 1890s

Red Indian

Market trader, Calangute, Goa, India
A market trader in Calangute, Goa, India, surrounded by produce. Date: 1992

Basket maker in Goa, India
A man making baskets in Goa, India. Date: 1992

Men with baby elephant, Sri Lanka
Men with a baby elephant in Sri Lanka. Date: 1921

Men and elephants on the Kandy road, Sri Lanka. Date: 1920

Street scene in Panaji, Goa, India
Street scene with traffic in Panaji, the capital of Goa, India. Date: 1992

Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka, with colonials approaching in rickshaws. Date: 1920

Fishermen with boat in Goa, India
Fishermen on a beach with their boat in Goa, India. Date: 1992

Children dancing in fancy dress

Fishermen on beach in Goa, India
Fishermen on a beach with their boats and nets in Goa, India. Date: 1992

Pencil sketches of two girls, one Indian (left) and one western (right). 1920s

Label design for Indian hair oil, delicately perfumed, refreshing and pleasing. Featuring a woman in traditional Indian costume. 20th century

Madras (Chennai) from the jetty, Tamil Nadu, India
Madras (Chennai) viewed from the jetty, Tamil Nadu, India. circa 1890s

Hindu woman, Bombay (Mumbai), India

Cremating bodies at the waterside, India. circa 1890s

Water carriers, India. circa 1890s

The Raja of Lakhtar
Thakore Sahib Karansinhji Vajirajji (1846-1924), Raja of Lakhtar, Gujarat, India. circa 1890s

Nautch women, India. circa 1890s

People picking tea, India
People picking tea on a hillside, India. circa 1890s

Caravan Halt, Peshawar, India (now in Pakistan)
Caravan halt with people and camels at Peshawar (Pekhawar), India (now in Pakistan). circa 1890s

Group of Indian women

Accident, Mysore to Bangalore railway, India
Accident on the Mysore to Bangalore railway line, India. 1897

Colonial children and their Indian nurses (ayahs). circa 1890s

Lake, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India

Man with Elephantiasis, West Indies

Lord and Lady Roberts and circle

Vice-Regal Mansion, Simla (Shimla), India
Vice-Regal Mansion at Simla (Shimla), Himachal Pradesh, India. circa 1890s

Dhul Canal, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Dhul (Dal) Canal, near Srinagar, Kashmir, India. circa 1890s

Senate House, Madras Chennai University, India

Elephanta Caves, near Bombay (Mumbai), India
Elephanta Caves, on Elephanta Island (Gharapuri), in the harbour of Bombay (Mumbai), India. circa 1890s

Bridge over Rungnoo River, Darjeeling, India
A picturesque bridge over the Rungnoo (Rungnu) River at Darjeeling, India. circa 1890s

People washing clothes, India

Street view and Jama Masjid, Delhi, India. circa 1890s

Palace of the Maharaja of Bangalore, India

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
The city of Srinagar, on the Jhelum River, Jammu and Kashmir, India. circa 1890s

Colonials playing croquet, India. circa 1890s

Group of Toda men, southern India
Group of Toda men, belonging to a small pastoral community living on the isolated Nilgiri plateau in southern India. circa 1890s

Wood for cremations, Benares (Varanasi), India
Wood piled up in preparation for cremations at Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India. circa 1890s

Bathing Ghat, Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India

Lord Lansdowne, British politician, in group photo
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927, seated, second from left), British politician and Irish peer

Street in Peshawar (Pekhawar), India (now Pakistan). circa 1890s

Two Fakirs (ascetics), India
Two Fakirs (Muslim Sufi ascetics), India. circa 1890s

Hooghly River, Calcutta (Kolkata), India
Hooghly River with shipping, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. circa 1890s

Fakir, India

Group of hill people of low caste, India. circa 1890s

Lord and Lady Roberts in horse-drawn carriage
Lord and Lady Roberts, sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was an officer with the East India Company Army and British Army who served in India

Bheestie, or water carrier, with bullock, India
Bheestie (bheesty), or water carrier, with bullock, India. circa 1890s

Parsi Gentleman, India, in a studio photo. circa 1890s

Hill people, Central India. circa 1890s

Men drawing water from a well, India. circa 1890s

A Bohra merchant, Bombay (Mumbai), India, belonging to the Gujarati-speaking Muslim community. circa 1890s

Fort Jumrood (Jamrud), near Peshawar (now Pakistan)
Fort Jumrood (Jamrud), near Peshawar, India (now Pakistan). circa 1890s

Botanical tree specimens, India

Crowd of people with Festival Car, India
A crowd of people with a Festival Car, India, as part of the Hindu Ratha-Yatra or Roth Jatra or Chariot Festival. circa 1890s

Snake charmer with snake, India. circa 1890s

Family group, India. circa 1890s

Group photo of Indian men, women and children. circa 1890s

View of the Himalayas from Darjeeling, India. circa 1890s

European man and daughter on camel, India
European man and his daughter on a camel, India. The girls legs are too short to reach the stirrups. circa 1890s

Jain Temple, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. circa 1890s

Kohala Bridge, Jhelum River, Kashmir, India (now Pakistan)
Kohala Bridge, crossing the Jhelum River near the town of Kohala, Kashmir, India (now Pakistan). circa 1890s

Toda man, southern India
A Toda man, belonging to a small pastoral community living on the isolated Nilgiri plateau in southern India. circa 1890s

Eden Gardens, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. It is now used as a cricket ground. circa 1890s

Lord and Lady Dufferin, family and staff, India
Lord and Lady Dufferin, family and staff, at the time he served as 8th Viceroy of India (1884-1888). circa 1880s

Polo pony and groom, India. circa 1890s

People at a bathing Ghat, India. circa 1890s

Lord Dufferin, 8th Viceroy of India
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902), 8th Viceroy of India, 1884-1888. He previously served as Governor General of Canada

Parsi gentlewoman, Bombay (Mumbai), India. circa 1890s

H. H Vibhoji Ranmalji, Jam Sahib of Jamnagar
H.H Vibhoji Ranmalji (1827-1895), Jam Sahib of Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. circa 1870s

A Fakir (ascetic), India
A Fakir (Muslim Sufi ascetic), India. circa 1890s

Bathing at Kalighat, Calcutta (Kolkata), India

Bohra women, Bombay (Mumbai), India
Two young Bohra women of Bombay (Mumbai), India. They belong to the Gujarati-speaking Muslim community. circa 1890s

Jama Masjid, Delhi, India

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