WALLACE COLLECTION Oriental Room, London UK

Berkley · 28th June 2010, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ALEX

will be happy to snap and send closeups/details of any particular item.... I'll be there again tomorrow:-)

Two words: kukris please!
I've always wanted to see the Wallace Collection, but your pictures make me realize just how much I'm missing. Maybe I'll buy a lottery ticket today.

sirupate · 28th June 2010, 01:54 PM

OMG! What an amazing collection, thank you so much for the pics

Rick · 28th June 2010, 07:12 PM

I put my keyboard away before opening this thread; it was a wise decision .

My Sweet Lord !!!!

dennee · 29th June 2010, 03:08 PM

There is a published catalog (1964) of the collection, but it contains no photos. There are a few Chinese things, but mostly decorative items. There is a sword and an officer's helmet and ding jia "tunic."

I don't think there is any Tibetan stuff, but there's a Bhutanese "dirk" and musket.

There are some Burmese and Indonesian items.

olikara · 29th June 2010, 05:55 PM

Pleaase take snaps of the Seringapatam pieces while you are there. Thanks.

Paul Duffy · 30th June 2010, 03:47 AM

A wonderful collection,and thank you for sharing the photos.I was able to visit London several years ago,and enjoyed the Oriental room.
I was surprised to see a keris too.
Has the back armoury reopened yet?

Nathaniel · 30th June 2010, 03:56 AM

"The Wallace Collection is a national museum which displays the wonderful works of art collected in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the son of the 4th Marquess. It was bequeathed to the British nation by Sir Richard's widow, Lady Wallace, in 1897."

Damm, I wish I had a Uncle like that...and I his favorite Nephew who he remembered in his will

30th June 2010, 03:47 AM	#6
Paul Duffy Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 31	Wallace Collection A wonderful collection,and thank you for sharing the photos.I was able to visit London several years ago,and enjoyed the Oriental room. I was surprised to see a keris too. Has the back armoury reopened yet?

28th June 2010, 01:54 PM	#2
sirupate Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 373	OMG! What an amazing collection, thank you so much for the pics

28th June 2010, 07:12 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	I put my keyboard away before opening this thread; it was a wise decision . My Sweet Lord !!!!

29th June 2010, 03:08 PM	#4
dennee Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: College Park, MD Posts: 186	There is a published catalog (1964) of the collection, but it contains no photos. There are a few Chinese things, but mostly decorative items. There is a sword and an officer's helmet and ding jia "tunic." I don't think there is any Tibetan stuff, but there's a Bhutanese "dirk" and musket. There are some Burmese and Indonesian items.

29th June 2010, 05:55 PM	#5
olikara Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: India Posts: 101	Pleaase take snaps of the Seringapatam pieces while you are there. Thanks.

30th June 2010, 03:56 AM	#7
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	"The Wallace Collection is a national museum which displays the wonderful works of art collected in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the son of the 4th Marquess. It was bequeathed to the British nation by Sir Richard's widow, Lady Wallace, in 1897." Damm, I wish I had a Uncle like that...and I his favorite Nephew who he remembered in his will