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Indian metal-work

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022PPPP

Scope and Contents

Card portfolio containing photographs, all of items stocked by Soni Mawji Raghawji and Co., gold and silver smiths, of Bhuj in the Culch (Kachchh) region of Gujarat State, India. All the photographs are mounted on cards on which are entered the weight in tolas (1 tola The date is approximate. 11.66 grammes) and the cost in rupees of the various items.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900 - 1909

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

18 item(s) (18 images)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Some are badly faded.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by the Commonwealth Institute in 1990.

General

This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Date information

DateText: The typescript catalogue notes 'the collection probably dates from the early 1900s'..

Originator(s)

Unknown

Includes index.
Date
2004-04-26 11:57:01+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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