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Title
Date(s)
- [1820 - 1900] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 pieces 4 sides handwritten
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The creator is unknown.
Repository
Archival history
The custodial history is unknown.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The source of acquisition is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
'Various methods of cheating practiced by Goldsmiths and their language' - a document listing ways in which a goldsmith may try to cheat a customer and the language they use to communicate between them. The document looks like an early draft for an… read more
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Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
- Gujarati
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Archivist's note
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.