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GB 891 RAS COLL3-RAS COLL3/3-RAS COLL3/3/1-RAS COLL3/3/1/62
Title
Brass utensils in use among the Hindus
Date(s)
- 1823 - 1920 (Creation)
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1 file
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(1823 - present)
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A list of items presented to the Royal Asiatic Society by Richard Clarke, undated, handwritten 6 sides. The list contains not only "Brass utensils in use among the Hindus" but also "Earthenwares in use among the Hindus", "Earthenewares in use among the Musselmans", "Furniture and necessaries of a Hindu family, Implements of husbandry and manufactures etc.", and "Sundries". The date at which these items were given is unknown but Richard Clarke made several donations to the Society during the time of his membership including a large number of objects on 17 November 1855.
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- English