Curzon of India

A bonus at Kedleston is an impressive collection of riches acquired by Lord Curzon when he was Viceroy of India at the turn of the 20th century. It is comparable in some respects to the collection at Powys of Clive of India, but Clive was of a different age, when the Brits were conquering India, not merely ruling it.

Lord Curzon; in an ivory-carved frame; dozens of such large
carved pieces...

Local weaponry

Silver sedan chair; sitting room furnishings

The Peacock Dress, worn by Lady Mary Curzon, Vicereine
of India, at the 1903 Delhi Durbar, celebrating the
coronation of Edward VII 

Up close; the material is a shining cloth of gold with an
overlapping pattern of peacock feathers in silk and gold
thread on a silk chiffon background; the eye of each
peacock feather is the iridescent wing of a beetle; the
cloth was made in India, the dress then assembled by
House of Worth in Paris (paraphrasing the exhibit
description) (as if I would have a clue...)

Model of the Taj

Nice silver work

Thank-you note from then Prince of Wales for showing us around Delhi...

In-laid table with Curzon motto inscribed: "Let Curzon Holde What Curzon Helde"
(obviously the Inheritance Tax people did not buy this)