File RAS SESQ/10/3 - Asiatic Sculpture, Royal Scottish Museum

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GB 891 RAS SESQ-RAS SESQ/10-RAS SESQ/10/3

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Asiatic Sculpture, Royal Scottish Museum

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  • 1969 - 1973 (Creation)

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12 items printed, typed and handwritten

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(1823-present)

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The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.

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An Exhibition of Asiatic Sculpture, at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, was curated in celebration of the Royal Asiatic Society's 150th Anniversary. The material in connection with this exhibition is:

  • Exhibition pamphlet for Asiatic Sculpture, Royal Scottish Museum, 2 copies.
  • Letter from Cyril Aldred, Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Professor Charles Beckingham, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to state the Museum would probably be able to arrange an exhibition of oriental art and antiquities in 1973, dated 6 January 1969.
  • Letter from Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Professor Charles Beckingham, President, Royal Asiatic Society to state that she was in support of an exhibition and to ask for more details, dated 20 March 1969.
  • Letter from Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for a copy of the Society's Sesquicentenary brochure, dated 5 September 1972.
  • Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to thank her for her suggestions regarding the RAS Appeal and to ask whether she would be able to write about the horse in Asiatic Art, dated 8 December 1972.
  • Letter from Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Dr Hansman to inform him that she has made an appointment with him through Diana Crawford, dated 4 January 1973.
  • Letter from Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for a list of the Society's Fellows so she may send invitations to the exhibition, dated 26 January 1973.
  • Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to enclose a list of Fellows of the Society, dated 30 January 1973.
  • Letter from Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the list, dated 31 January 1973.
  • Letter from John Hansman to Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to enclose appeal letters for the individuals in Scotland she had suggested might help, to enclose further brochures, and to thank to the invitation to the reception at the Royal Scottish Museum, dated 2 March 1973.
  • Letter from P.L. Baker to Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to thank her for the information sheets sent concerning the Asiatic Sculpture Exhibition, dated 21 March 1973.

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