Early 20th Century Indian Hand Painted Wall Hanging, featuring a...
Early 20th Century Indian Hand Painted Wall Hanging, featuring a procession of Lord Krishna dancing with his eight wives, with a border of cattle, lotus flowers and leaves, patched cotton background, 180cm by 124cm; Possibly Gujarat Quilt/Cover comprising patched squares and rectangles, woven with silver and metallic threads, mirrored inlay on a cotton backing, 69cm by 125cm; A Later Woven Metallic Eastern Throw, in red, green and silver, 140cm by 200cm (3)
Provenance: Estate of the Earl of Minto
The Earl of Minto KG GCSI GCMG GCIE PC (9 July 1845 – 1 March 1914)
Gilbert Elliot-Murray Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, Governor General of Canada and 17th Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
Born in London, July 1845 to parents William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto and Emma, daughter of General Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet. After attending Eton and Trinity College, Gilbert went on to a successful career within the army, followed by being offered a job in the North-West Mounted Police. Instead he pursued a career in politics and went on to be the Governor General of Canada in 1898, followed by being 17th Viceroy and Governor-General of India in 1905. His popularity in both Canada and India outlived him, with numerous parks, schools and landmarks being named after him.
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Early 20th Century Indian Hand Painted Wall Hanging, featuring a procession of Lord Krishna dancing with his eight wives, with a border of cattle, lotus flowers and leaves, patched cotton background, 180cm by 124cm; Possibly Gujarat Quilt/Cover comprising patched squares and rectangles, woven with silver and metallic threads, mirrored inlay on a cotton backing, 69cm by 125cm; A Later Woven Metallic Eastern Throw, in red, green and silver, 140cm by 200cm (3)
Provenance: Estate of the Earl of Minto
The Earl of Minto KG GCSI GCMG GCIE PC (9 July 1845 – 1 March 1914)
Gilbert Elliot-Murray Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, Governor General of Canada and 17th Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
Born in London, July 1845 to parents William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto and Emma, daughter of General Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet. After attending Eton and Trinity College, Gilbert went on to a successful career within the army, followed by being offered a job in the North-West Mounted Police. Instead he pursued a career in politics and went on to be the Governor General of Canada in 1898, followed by being 17th Viceroy and Governor-General of India in 1905. His popularity in both Canada and India outlived him, with numerous parks, schools and landmarks being named after him.
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