Series RAS COLL6/8 - Objects

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS COLL6-RAS COLL6/8

Title

Objects

Date(s)

  • 1891-ongoing (Creation)

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Series

Extent and medium

1 archival folder and 4 electronic documents.

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Scope and content

Catalogues and Handlists for objects within the Society's collections. Digital documents were created as archival documents in 2024.

  • 'List of Coins in the R.A.S. Cabinet' a list and report compiled by Oliver Codrington during his time as Honorary Librarian of the Society (1891-1919). Handwritten in a lined notebook with brown paper cover.

Electronic Documents

  • 'ACCESSION AND CATALOGUE OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY COINS COLLECTION' - list of coins in the Society's collections, first created in 2009.
  • 'POSSESSIONS OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY' - including textiles and clock. This is an incomplete list first created in
    2001.
  • 'Objects on loan to the British Museum - the Society has 4 copper plate inscriptions and 1 stone inscription on long-term loan to the British Museum. There are two lists for this loan, created in 2018 and 2020.

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      Description identifier

      gb 891 ras coll6/8

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