GRIGGS, W. & BIRDWOOD, GEORGE CHRISTOPHER MOLESWORTH
INDIAN ART IN MARLBOROUGH HOUSE
A CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS AND OBJECTS OF ART PRESENTED BY THE PRINCES AND NOBLES OF INDIA. ILLUSTRATED IN COLLOTYPE, AND PHOTO-CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH.First Edition
Year: 1892
Size: 38 x 28 cm (15 x 11 inches)
Published by: W. Griggs & Sons., Folio size
WITH 30 FULL PAGE PLATES IN COLOR & B & W
Coloured frontispiece of Prince of Wales' arms
2 Plates of royal pedigrees of England and Denmark
Printed photo portraits of Prince and Princess of Wales.
Coloured plate of Marlborough House
4 Monochrome Plates of rooms there showing collections of Indian Arms and Armour
Coloured plate of Sandringham
4 plates of room views with arms [one coloured]
15 further plates of artefacts and edged weapons [12 in colour] (30 plates in total). pp 20+7 prelims and introduction.
BINDING: Original chromolithographed coloured pictorial boards hardcover binding.
A lavishly produced work produced in response to requests for photographs from many of the Ruling Princes of India who had presented the Prince of Wales with many of these weapons and artifacts during his visit to India in the 1870s. That is probably the reason why the book is seldom encountered in England. These objects were displayed around the UK and in Paris after the Prince's return from India and at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886 before finally being displayed in these two residences. Those at Marlborough House were removed some years ago.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Fine condition
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