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Aske Hall, North Yorkshire

Aske Hall, North Yorkshire

Senior Research Fellow Helen Clifford began this case study in 2010.  On a visit to Aske Hall in North Yorkshire during the annual Open Heritage…

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Coromandel Coast Handkerchief

Coromandel Coast Handkerchief

Soon to be featured in the Englefield House Case Study.   Handkerchief Pulicat, Coromandel Coast, India, 1700s Painted and dyed cotton in flower sprigged pattern…

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The Team

The Team

(From left to right) Margot Finn, Ellen Filor, Kate Smith, Helen Clifford and Advisory Board Member Keith Sweetmore. The core project team is made up…

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The Indian Seal of Sir Francis Sykes

The Indian Seal of Sir Francis Sykes

To go to the full case study, click here. The seal was read by Professor A.M.K.Masumi, William Jones Professor at the Persian Department of the…

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Valentines Mansion

Valentines Mansion

Georgina Green’s case study explores the history of a house (Valentines Mansion, Ilford – shown left), a ship (the Valentine, in its successive reincarnations) and a…

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A Thames Wharf

Object Type Samuel Scott (1702?-1772) and other artists began to paint views of the River Thames after Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768) arrived from Venice in 1746….

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Ceremony witnessing the handing of the British Crown…

Physical description Albumen print of a Government ceremony to witness the handing of the British Crown from the East India Company to her Majesty Queen…

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One of five views of Delhi

This oval ivory miniature shows the interior of the Jami Masjid, India’s largest mosque. A workforce of 5000 built it between 1644 and 1656, during…

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Cabinet

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