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Indian Art at Delhi 1903. Being the Official Catalogue of the Delhi Exhibition 1902-03

1903

But by far the most interesting feature of the Exhibition was doubtless the beautiful series of the finer art manufactures brought together through the public spirited munificence of the Princes and Nobles of India who allowed the Director and Assistant Director free access to their palaces in search of the loan colletions which have filled the large gallery in the Exhibition devoted to that p [...] The task of encouraging the craftsmen to udertake the work required of them of supervising and checing the special preparations and of fixing the prices devolved primarily on the District Officers and through them on the Magistrates or Tahsildars of the towns of India. [...] Location —Exhibits in Class I—Metal Wares extend from right to left along the entire length of the Main Gallery but Division I has been placed on the extreme right and Division 6 on the extreme left in order to admit of the Gold and Silver Wares being located in the centre of the space devoted to the class and hence on the right and left of the great transept. [...] The wood-carving will be at once admitted as graceful and artistic especially the peacock-like (morli) elaboration of the protruding joist ends the pendants and veils of the brackets and capitals and the curtain-like assortment of the component parts of the scrolls and other ornamentations. [...] The antiquity and excellence of the Indian knowledge in iron may be judged of from the famous iron' pillar at the Kutub near Delhi from the numerous examples of wrought iron also hammered and perforated brass gates at the forts and tombs of India and from the superb collections of ancient arms to be found in the armouries of India.
the arts art history
Pages
675
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.144302
Segment Pages Author Actions
Cover
i-iii George Watt view
Frontmatter
i-xv George Watt view
Official Catalogue of the Indian Art Exhibition Delhi
1-12 George Watt view
Class I.-Metal Wares
13-62 George Watt view
Class II.-Stone and Glass Wares Including in Inlaid Stone
63-79 George Watt view
Class III.-Ceramic Wares Including Pottery Clay Models Plaster and Cement Work Mosaics Etc.
80-98 George Watt view
Class IV.-Wood-Work
99-169 George Watt view
Class V.-Ivory Horn Tortoise-Sheli Bone Leather and Skins Feathers Etc.
170-208 George Watt view
Class VI.-Lac Lacquer Varnish Wax Afridi Wax-Cloth Etc.
209-235 George Watt view
Class VII.-The Textiles of India
236-366 George Watt view
Class VIII.-Embroidery Braiding and Lace
367-424 George Watt view
Class IX.-Carpets Rugs Mats Baskets Etc.
425-448 George Watt view
Class X.-Fine Arts
449-459 Percy Brown view
II.-Loan Collection Gallery
460-488 George Watt view
III.-Jewellery Court
489-494 George Watt view
Index
495-546 George Watt view

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