The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection: Online

gouache on paper, framed28 by 41.2cm. ProvenanceOn loan at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, probably 1983.Catalogue noteThis work belongs ...

each rendered in the form of a horse head, with faceting to the neck, nose and tapered shaft, traces of a gilded bridle18.8cm.; 18.3cm.ProvenanceS...

each cast in the form of a parrot, perched with wings closed, dipped tail and backward turned head, incised pattern of plumage around their neck a...

pigments on cloth26 by 30.7cm. ...[more]

of typical form with attachment loops to the sides and bi-furcated crests to the nose-guard20.6cm. max. ...[more]

the flattened hook with scroll terminals, the faceted vice with threaded shaft and bi-furcated terminal, chiseled with lions hunting antelope inte...

ink on paper77 by 35cm.; 77 by 30cm.; 77 by 60cm. ProvenanceOn loan at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University.Catalogue noteThis fascinating docu...

the tubular body of serpentine form with gilded bird-head terminal, the collar chiseled and gilded with foliate decoration14 by 10.5cm. ...[more]

of openwork form, inlaid with coloured stones, four small suspension hooks to back6.5 by 6.5cm. ...[more]

cast with a stepped openwork base surmounted by a bird finial, decorated throughout with coil and rope bands, the interior of the base with an old...

gouache on paper, signed 'USMAN' lower right and inscribed in devanagari on reversepainting: 27.8 by 38cm.leaf: 28.7 by 39cm.ProvenanceOn loan at ...

the multi-stranded blue glass beads terminating in a braided rope fastening29cm. max. drop length ...[more]

the multi-stranded leather terminating in a leather fastening24.5cm. max. drop length  ...[more]

the multi-stranded bead necklace with mainly red glass beads, few additional polychrome beads, with braided rope fastening and shell toggle52cm. m...

of swollen proportions, the broad bulbous lower section tapering to a curved flattened flange, screws at the base and side, with traces of an insc...

gouache on paper22.5 by 12cm.ProvenanceGift from Howard Hodgkin, 1965. ...[more]

a silver scent bottle of globular form with threaded stopper, incised with palmettes and flowerheads; a box of squat circular form with removable ...

each composed of a looped solid silver shaft terminating in two symmetrical coils17 by 17cm.; 17 by 17.5cm. ...[more]

in two fragmentary parts, of convex form, decorated with coil and rope bands with registers of raised studs 10.3cm. ...[more]

of curved form with faceted sides and tapering terminals, decorated with punched bands of geometric patterningeach 11 by 8cm.Catalogue noteMetalwo...

gouache heightened with gold on paper6.5 by 4.2cm.ProvenanceSotheby's London, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Part One, Arts of the Islamic Worl...

of oval form, the spinach green jade carved with a rope pattern9.3cm. lengthProvenanceOn loan at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. ...[mor...

gouache heightened with gold on paper, inscribed on the reverse in ink and pencil 'J.C. French / 25 / Bought in Lucknow in 1919'16 by 11.3cm. ......

of characteristic form, the translucent jade with natural orange inclusions4.5cm. ...[more]

the tapering curved double-sided fullered blade, decorated at the forte with a palmette and addorsed yalis and makaras, the cylindrical shaft with...

the curved tapering double-sided blade and swollen tip, waisted grip with ring and ribbed moulding and bi-furcated pommel34.4cm.ProvenanceSotheby'...

gouache heightened with gold on paper laid down on card38 by 31cm.ProvenanceOn loan at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. ...[more]

with horn body of rounded form, the neck inlaid with a pattern of alternating lac and bone dots, the wood terminal carved in the form of a makara ...

the curved tapering double-edged blade with ribbed central panel and swollen tip, with a waisted grip with ringed and ribbed moulding and bi-furca...

gouache on paper, framed, on reverse Philadelphia Art Museum exhibition label and traces of a Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute label30 by...

ink and gouache on paper46 by 35cm.ProvenanceOn loan at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, probably 1983. ...[more]

of cylindrical waisted form with a slightly convex base, the domical cover with an inverted rim and fluted knop finial, later punched letters and ...

of compressed rounded form with domed cover and chain, the body decorated with central petalled rosette, with punched devanagari inscription to on...

of flared cylindrical form with punched foliate and calligraphic decoration8.2cm. high ...[more]

black and coloured inks on paper23 by 14.8cm.ProvenanceOn loan at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, probably 1983. ...[more]

gouache on gesso primed cloth, framed17.5 by 20cm.; 17 by 20cm.Catalogue noteThis painting comes from a group of sketches and unfinished works whi...

gouache heightened with gold on paper9.3 by 7.2cm. ...[more]

gouache heightened with gold on paper, laid down on later cloth, framed118 by 104cm.127.5 by 113.5cm. (framed)ProvenanceSotheby's London, The Stua...

ink on paper17.2 by 13cm. ...[more]

pigments on cloth129 by 76.5cm.ProvenanceOn loan at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University.  ...[more]

gouache on paper, framed55.8 by 47.4cm.ProvenanceOn loan at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, probably 1983.LiteratureJackson, A. and Jaffe...

the carved wooden blocks rendered in the form of a calligraphic panel with remnants of gilding, Yashoda and Krishna within a pavilion, and a capar...

gouache on paper heightened with silver, the yantra (meditative diagram) composed of a lotus swastika mandala, within narrow blue border and wide ...

consisting of a triangular box with flattened sides and openwork diamond-shaped finial with detached chain, a bow, three axes with openwork diamon...

gouache on card8.2cm. diam.Catalogue noteThese paintings were produced as souvenirs (jatri pati) for pilgrims visiting the temple at Puri. For rel...

ink and gouache on paper34 by 24cm. ...[more]

of shallow domed form, chiseled and chased with a register of lotus palmettes bordered by narrow scroll bands, the neck and circular everted handl...

of shallow rounded form with an everted rim, on a short foot, composed of fritware painted with cobalt blue and sage green against a white ground ...

of cylindrical form, the faceted sides engraved with alternating panels of calligraphy and palmettes on a punched ground, removable terminal and t...

text: Qur'an, surah Yunus (X), end of v.75 - middle of v.78Arabic manuscript on vellum, 5 lines to the page written in Kufic in dark brown ink, d...

the steel box of octagonal form with separate cover, the sides decorated with damascened cursive calligraphic and arabesque cartouches, the finial...

ink, gouache and gold on paper, text written in nasta'liq script, one folio in safina formA: 18.5 by 9.8cm. B: 20.8 by 6.9cm. C: 14.7 by 9.6cm. Pr...

ink, gouache and gold on paper, the text written in nasta'liq in black ink, within wide, finely stencilled margins, one leaf with scrolling cloudb...

Persian manuscript on paper, the central panel with 6 diagonal lines of nasta'liq in black ink, border panels of further lines of nasta'liq and sh...

Persian manuscript on paper, 2 lines of nasta'liq in black ink on a marbled ground, the reverse plainleaf: 18 by 25.2cm. ProvenanceOn loan at the ...

ink and gold on paper, written in bold nasta'liq in clouds reserved against a gold ground, laid down on pink card, reverse with notes in pen and p...

metal standlength: 34 cm (13⅜ in.)ProvenanceJ. J. Lally & Co., New York. ...[more]

length: 37.7 cm, 14⅞ in. ...[more]

length: 7 cm, 2⅞ in. ...[more]

diameter: 4.2 cm, 1⅝ in. ...[more]