Aske Hall Case Study: The properties after the death of Sir Lawrence

Aske Hall Case Study: The properties after the death of Sir Lawrence

The properties after the death of Sir Lawrence On his death in 1781 ‘Lawrence Dundas of Arlington Street in the County of Westminster’ left ‘to…

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Aske Hall Case Study: India Goods and the Importance of Kerse

Aske Hall Case Study: India Goods and the Importance of Kerse

India Goods & The Importance of Kerse Yet where in this story of interior decoration are the exotic Asian goods that exist at Aske Hall…

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Aske Hall, Yorkshire

Aske Hall, Yorkshire

The Dundas Property Empire and Nabob Taste Accommodating the East: Sir Lawrence Dundas as Nabob of the North? by Helen Clifford   Please note that…

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Valentines Mansion Case Study: Shipwrecks and the East India Company's 'Immaterial' Material Culture

Valentines Mansion Case Study: Shipwrecks and the East India Company’s ‘Immaterial’ Material Culture

As the fate of both the Valentine and the Abergavenny attests, shipwreck was a frequent occurrence in the history of the EIC in the Georgian era. Of the 980…

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Valentines Mansion Case Study: Valentines' East India Company Owners and Their Material Objects

Valentines Mansion Case Study: Valentines’ East India Company Owners and Their Material Objects

During the eighteenth century three owners of Valentines were involved with the East India Company (EIC): Robert Surman, Sir Charles Raymond and Donald Cameron. Robert…

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