Kedleston Hall - November 2018
THE EASTERN COLLECTION.
The museum on the ground floor of Kedleston Hall is home to Lord Curzon’s ‘Eastern Collection’.
From intricate ivory carvings to samurai swords there are hundreds of artefact's collected on his travels to India, Tibet, China and Nepal.
Lord Curzon developed a fascination of art and architecture during his travels to the East as an MP and as Viceroy of India (1899-1905).
Many of the wonderful and interesting items relate to the Delhi Durbar of 1903.
Much of the Eastern Collection is on display at the V&A museum in London.
Kedleston Hall - November 2018
THE EASTERN COLLECTION.
The museum on the ground floor of Kedleston Hall is home to Lord Curzon’s ‘Eastern Collection’.
From intricate ivory carvings to samurai swords there are hundreds of artefact's collected on his travels to India, Tibet, China and Nepal.
Lord Curzon developed a fascination of art and architecture during his travels to the East as an MP and as Viceroy of India (1899-1905).
Many of the wonderful and interesting items relate to the Delhi Durbar of 1903.
Much of the Eastern Collection is on display at the V&A museum in London.