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View full screenMiniature portrait on ivory representing the Queen of Delhi, Begum Sahiba Zeenat Mahal, wife of Bahadur Shah Zafar, 1850 (c.). Described as being possibly ‘found in the streets of Delhi’ after the siege of the British Residency, or ‘otherwise secured’ by Surgeon Valentine Munbee McMaster, 78th Regiment, during the Indian Mutiny/Uprising (1857-1858), India
M.1945.13.1
c. 1850
Indian
Miniature on ivory. Portrait of Queen Begum Sahiba Zeenat Mahal reclining in ornate dress, there is a vase with flowers to the far left-hand side.
British land forces: 78th Regiment
Depicted: Mahal, Begum Sahiba Zeenat, Queen, 1823 - 1886
Zafar, Bahadur Shah, Emperor, 1775 - 1862
Previous owner: McMaster, Valentine Munbee, Surgeon, 1857 (fl.) - 1858 (fl.)
War: Indian Mutiny / Uprising
Delhi, India, South Asia
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