Robert GIBSON
Robert GIBSON
Platter
Gibson Platter
This platter has been handed down in the family from the Gibsons. It was made for the in Calcutta by Indian craftsmen for the European residents. It would have been made in about 1815.
The platter, almost certainly, was displayed in the Gibson’s home, shown below.
This platter has been handed down in the family from the Gibsons. It was made for the in Calcutta by Indian craftsmen for the European residents. It would have been made in about 1815.
The platter, almost certainly, was displayed in the Gibson’s home, shown below.
Ruskin Manor London
163 Denmark Hill, London - (including 7 acres of property)
Built in 1794 and demolished in 1949 to build some housing for Londoners made homeless by WWII bombing.
From http://revivalheritage.blogspot.com/2013/07/ruskin...ark-hill-london.html
Home of Robert Gibson and his wife Anne from 1817. Robert returned to India in 1820 and died in 1823. Anne continued to live in the house until 1826.
Sometime after the Gibsons were occupants it was leased by John James Ruskin and after his death by his son John Ruskin. The painting the Slave Ship by JMW Turner would have been displayed here by the Ruskins!
Built in 1794 and demolished in 1949 to build some housing for Londoners made homeless by WWII bombing.
From http://revivalheritage.blogspot.com/2013/07/ruskin...ark-hill-london.html
Home of Robert Gibson and his wife Anne from 1817. Robert returned to India in 1820 and died in 1823. Anne continued to live in the house until 1826.
Sometime after the Gibsons were occupants it was leased by John James Ruskin and after his death by his son John Ruskin. The painting the Slave Ship by JMW Turner would have been displayed here by the Ruskins!
Calcutta 1849 map
Cropped from an 1849 Map of Calcutta
The green highlight in the lower left corner is Fort William
The yellow highlight is Cossitollah Street
The area enclosed in red is shown below
The green highlight in the lower left corner is Fort William
The yellow highlight is Cossitollah Street
The area enclosed in red is shown below
Cossitollah St 1849
Cossitollah Street from the map above.
The yellow highlighted area is Cossitollah street.
The street is approximately 1/2 mile in length.
Sometime after this date Cossitollah Street was renamed Bentinck Street.
Assuming the Bentinck Street numbers match those used when it was Cossitollah Street;
the dark blue dot indicates the approximate location of 68 Cossitollah Street where Robert Gibson open his business at that location in 1795 and
the black dot indicates the location by 1804
The light blue highlights Gibson Lane. It was about 100 yards from his first location. Was it was named after Robert Gibson, one of his family, or the family in general. One can only speculate.
The yellow highlighted area is Cossitollah street.
The street is approximately 1/2 mile in length.
Sometime after this date Cossitollah Street was renamed Bentinck Street.
Assuming the Bentinck Street numbers match those used when it was Cossitollah Street;
the dark blue dot indicates the approximate location of 68 Cossitollah Street where Robert Gibson open his business at that location in 1795 and
the black dot indicates the location by 1804
The light blue highlights Gibson Lane. It was about 100 yards from his first location. Was it was named after Robert Gibson, one of his family, or the family in general. One can only speculate.
