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'The Tiger and the Thistle: Tipu Sultan and the Scots
in India' exhibition:
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh 29th July - 3rd October
1999 |
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Room
VII: Display case containing portrait miniatures and works of
art, illustrating the exhibition's joint themes of The Tiger
and the Thistle. These include a Tipu sword with tiger motif
on the blade; a book from Tipu's library, a gold box from the
palace, and a portrait medallion of Sir Thomas Munro, whose
forces Tipu defeated at Pollilur in 1780. |
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