Indian company paintings
Company painting is a broad term for a variety of Indian hybrid styles that developed as a result of European (espe…
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Indian tea set
This tea set is the work of the renowned Oomersi Mawji, Court Silversmith to the ruler of Kutch, now in Gujarat sta…
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The British in India
The British East India Company - named to distinguish it from British trade in the West Indies - was founded in 159…
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Portrait miniatures: India
In 1785 the miniaturists John Smart, Ozias Humphry and Diana Hill independently made the six-month voyage by boat t…
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V&A in India
V&A curators and conservators are frequent visitors to Indian art institutions, working with several museums on a v…
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East India Company
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Tipu's Tiger
Tipu's Tiger
Friday Late Commissions 2006-2007
The Contemporary Programme commissioned six new works in 2006-2007.
Introduction to Indian textiles
Indian textiles have a long and distinguished history. The technique of mordant dyeing, which gives intense colours that do not fade, has been used by Indian textile workers since the second millennium BC. Until at least the 18th century, India was able to produce technically much more advanced textiles than Europe could.
Teachers' resource: Plant motifs
This resource is intended for secondary Art & Design and Design & Technology teachers. It contains information about plant motifs in textiles from Tudor England, Mughal India and Qing China.
Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton
8 February – 22 April 2012
Featuring portraits of Queen Elizabeth II by royal photographer Cecil Beaton, this exhibition celebrates Her Majesty in her roles as princess, monarch and mother and coincides with the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
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Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts (Hardback)
This lavishly illustrated book examines the real and perceived worlds of the maharaja from the early eigheenth century to 1947
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Sat 24 March 2012 10:30
SPECIAL EVENT: Discover the story of JAINpedia, an ambitious project digitising UK collections of rare Jain manuscripts from India. Experts reveal how the manuscripts were selected, conserved, digitised and catalogued for a ground-breaking website.
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