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GB 891 QW-QW/13-QW/13/8 · File
Part of Papers of Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales

A glazed stoneware pottery vase. The glaze is in grey-green color, similar to that of QW/13/7. It has a height of 7cm and a maximum diameter of 7.8cm. The rim shows some chipping and their are accretions to the surface of the vase. Its provenance is unknown.

Glazed Ceramic Bowl
GB 891 QW-QW/13-QW/13/7 · File
Part of Papers of Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales

A glazed ceramic bowl. The glaze is of grey-green colourand the bowl is decorated with a scratched flower pattern. It has a diameter of 17.5cm at its rim which has some chipping. The provenance is unknown.

George VI
GB 891 RAS GOV3-RAS GOV3/7 · Series · 14th Feb 1952 - 21st Feb 1952
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Royal Patronage

Two letters concerning the death of George VI.

  • A copy of the letter sent from the President of the Royal Asiatic Society to Her Majesty, the Queen-Mother, to express their deep sympathy at the death of her husband, George VI, dated 14 February 1952.
  • Letter from Private Secretary, Buckingham Palace, to the President of the Royal Asiatic Society to thank, on behalf of the Queen Mother, the Society for its message of condolence, dated 21 February 1952. These two letters have been glued together in their left top corner.
Buckingham Palace
George V
GB 891 RAS GOV3-RAS GOV3/5 · Series · 1910 - 1936
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Royal Patronage

Letter from Godfrey Thomas, Private Secretary, to Lord Reay, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII) would be unable to attend a dinner at the Society prior to him leaving for India. Typed with St James's Palace letterhead, dated 15 July 1921.

Researchers should look at the Minutes of the Council Meeting for this time period for further patronage information.

St James's Palace
George IV
GB 891 RAS GOV3-RAS GOV3/1 · Series · 11th Aug 1824
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Royal Patronage

Royal Charter of Incorporation with seal given by George IV to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland at the request of Charles Watkin Williams Wynn and other members of the Society. Included in the Charter was permission to own buildings and land to a value of £1000 and that the First Commissioner for the affairs of India should be a Vice-Patron and that there should be a Council to direct the affairs of the Society consisting of a President and not more than twenty-four or less than six other members. It declares that Charles Watkin Williams Wynn will be the first President and that the first Council members should be elected within six months after the date of the Charter. The General Meetings should elect the President and the Council. The finances will be in the charge of the Council and the members will have the right to dispose of assets, and that no bye-law can be made contrary to the spirit of the Charter. The charter measures 80cm by 61cm, and the seal is 15cm in diameter.

George IV 1762-1830 King of Great Britain
Genghis Kahn, 1965
GB 891 JMS-JMS/7-JMS/7/29 · File · 15/11/1965
Part of Papers of John Massey Stewart

News report of the visit of Lord Furness, chairman of the Anglo Mongolian Society, to Mongolia from the Daily Telegraph, 15 November 1965.