Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 QW-QW/6-QW/6/1-QW/6/1/22
Title
Letter from Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, 04 November 1938
Date(s)
- 4th Nov 1938 - 16th Nov 1938 (Creation)
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File
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
(1900-1981)
Biographical history
Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales was born in 1900 and educated at Charterhouse and Queen's College Cambridge. In 1924 he entered the service of the Siamese government and from 1924-1928 acted as an adviser to King Rama VI and King Rama VII. This led to the… read more
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum London, to Quaritch Wales concerning the rarity of the Sanskrit inscription. He asks if Wales chalked the inscription to make it reproduce more easily and whether that might account… read more
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Language of material
- English