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Shah Jahan.
Catalogue reference: Johnson 18,1
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This record is about the Shah Jahan. dating from c 1700.
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- Johnson 18,1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Shah Jahan.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1700
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Description (What the record is about)
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Shah Jahan (1628-57). Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 3 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; mounted within the text-space of the left half of a double-page heading of a 16th century Persian manuscript, illuminated in colours and gold with blue predominating. 39 by 31 mm; page 382 by 245 mm. Shah Jahan, middle-aged, is shown head and shoulders facing left, with a gold halo, and wearing a fur-collared gold coat and a plumed turban.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- J.18,1
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Not applicable
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 Item
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Unrestricted. Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Medium: opaque watercolour.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 147i
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4b1d0ca2-4d8e-4103-823f-5200d7143380/
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: (British Library) Johnson Album
British Library, Visual Arts, Richard Johnson Collection
Within the file: Johnson 18
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Shah Jahan.