Hand painted Indian cotton fabric
1700-1800
Hand painted cotton fabric sample known as a palampore, made in India around 1700-1800, for export to Europe.
Gangajal, sacred water from the River Ganges
2017
Bottle of Gangajal, sacred water from the River Ganges, 100 ml, Radhe Industries, Haridwar, India c. 2017
Portrait of bonesetter Mohammed Salim
2015
Painted portrait of Bonesetter Mohammed Salim, painted by Mahendra Vartak, 2015, Mumbai, India. Oil on canvas.
Enema syringe
1831-1870
Enema syringe, steel, India, 1800s
Jaipur artificial foot, India
1982
Jaipur artificial foot, for Symes amputee, made in India, 1982
Lancet with fish-shaped sheath
1801-1920
Lancet, steel, with fish-shaped wooden sheath, India, 1801-1920
Wooden Kareau statue
1880-1925
Kareau figure of carved and painted wood, anthropomorphic, representing standing male with wings and European clothes, from Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, 1880-1925
Intra-uterine device 'Copper-Y’
1970-1981
Intra-uterine devices, "copper-Y", copper and plastic, India, 1970-1981
Stone mortar and pestle
1750-1850
Stone mortar and pestle, mottled stone, mortar ovoid with flat base, pestle a tapering cylinder, India, 1750-1850
Double-ended spoon
1801-1930
Double-ended brass spoon, Indian, 1801-1930
Cupping horn
unknown
Cupping horn, India
Sample bottle of cassia elongata (leaves of East Indian senna)
1821-1920
Sample bottle of cassia elongata (leaves of East Indian senna), Bombay, 1821 to 1920
Packet of pure quinine powder
1890-1900
Packet of quinine powder, as sold in post offices in India, 1890-1900
Bagh nakh (tiger claw)
1801-1900
Steel tiger claw bagh nakh, Indian, 1801-1900
Tin of 'Amulspray' milk formula, India, 1980
1980
Tin of Amulspray milk food, milk formula by Mehsana District Co-op Milk Producers Union Ltd. One of a selection of drugs and related material from India, 1975-1980.
Bush TR122A portable radio receiver
1970-1975
Bush TR122A portable radio receiver, c. 1970, made in India
Mould for making model of lingam in yoni
1801-1930
Metal mould for making models of lingams in yoni, Indian, 1801-1930
Bagh nakh (tiger claw)
1801-1900
Steel tiger claw bagh nakh with curved knife blade, Indian, 1801-1900
Artificial leg with Jaipur artificial foot, 1982.
1982
Below knee artificial leg, with Jaipur foot, made in India, 1982
Women gathering water, India
circa 1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of Indian women gathering water from a well.
Boys in a temple courtyard, India
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of boys in a temple courtyard, India.
Indian Naval officers in training
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of Indian naval officers in training during the Second World War.
Indian street scene
1944
Silver gelatin print. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton showing a street scene in India during the Second World War.
India
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton showing women walking near the ruins of a fort in India (possibly in Bengal).
Government House, India
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of British colonial officials sitting in rickshaws whilst surrounded by Indian servants.
Ram Gopal
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of Indian dancer Ram Gopal (1912-2003).
Indian man with sword
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of an Indian man holding a sword and looking directly into the cmera -- close-up.
Indian Naval officers in training
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of Indian naval officers in training during the Second World War.
Schoolboy spinning in a Bengali village
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of a schoolboy spinning yarn in a Bengali village, during the second World War.
India, 1944
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of a group of women walkthrough a courtyard. Possibly in Calcutta.
Indian village
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of Indian villagers during the Second World War.
Factory workers, India
1944
Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of workers using sewing machines in a factory in India, 1944.
Jaipur artificial foot, sectioned to show construction, 1982.
1982
Jaipur foot, sectioned to show construction, made in India, 1982
bird fountain feed
Brass spout type, bird fountain feed for mounting on top of an upright holder, India
Hindu quadrant, 1800-1899
1800-1899
Hindu quadrant engraved in nagari script, brass, 19th century
Steel probe
Probe, steel, Indian
Jaipur below-knee prosthetic/artificial left leg
2017
Jaipur below-knee prosthetic/artificial left leg, made by Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), India, 2017
Reva Electric Car
2001-2007
A Revolutionary Electric Vehicle Alternative or 'REVA'/G-Wiz electric car used for development work by Chloride Motive Power batteries, Bolton.
North-Indian bronze weight, inscribed 1 Tola
1600-1699
One of Nine North-Indian bronze weights, 17th century, engraved on top in "Hindi", circular, cushion-shaped with deep serrations all round circumference, inscribed 1 Tolah.
North-Indian bronze weight, inscribed 5 Tolas
1600-1699
One of Nine North-Indian bronze weights, 17th century, engraved on top in "Hindi", circular, cushion-shaped with deep serrations all round circumference, inscribed 5 Tolas.
North-Indian bronze weight, inscribed 1 Tola
1600-1699
One of Nine North-Indian bronze weights, 17th century, engraved on top in "Hindi", circular, cushion-shaped with deep serrations all round circumference, inscribed 1 Tolah.
Indian weight
One of seven Indian brass weights, circular saucer shape for flat pile, inscribed around rim in English, Cossinbazar.
Indian weight
1800-1900
One of eleven Indian weights, all brass flat circular, inscribed in English on top, mid. 19th century.
Indian weight
One of seven Indian brass weights, circular saucer shape for flat pile, inscribed around rim in English, Cossinbazar.
Indian weight
1800-1900
One of eleven Indian weights, all brass flat circular, inscribed in English on top, mid. 19th century.
Indian weight
1800-1900
One of eleven Indian weights, all brass flat circular, inscribed in English on top, mid. 19th century.
Indian weight
One of seven Indian brass weights, circular saucer shape for flat pile, inscribed around rim in English, Cossinbazar.
Indian weight
1800-1900
One of eleven Indian weights, all brass flat circular, inscribed in English on top, mid. 19th century.
"Chinese-Roman" foot measure cast
1936
One of two "Chinese-Roman" foot measure plaster casts, size (7/8-inch x 7/8-inch x 5/16-inch), of fragment of wooden linear measure, from Asthana, Chinese Turkestan, A.D.667-706. Face incised with 6 subdivisions. Reverse face, at end, incised with a Chinese character (Roman fot of 11.67", decimally divided by Chinese). Original now in the Central Asian Museum of Antiquities at New Delhi, India
Indian weight
1800-1900
One of eleven Indian weights, all brass flat circular, inscribed in English on top, mid. 19th century.