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The Lawrence Testimonial, 1856. Candelabrum presented to Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, '...President of the Board of Administration for the Affairs of the Punjaub [Punjab]'. The figures represent: '...the state of anarchy which existed in the Punjaub previously to the introduction of British rule...the conflict between the British and the Sikh forces, which resulted in the conquest of the country by the former...the pacification of the Punjaub. Sir Henry Lawrence is represented in the act of receiving from an Affghan villager and a Sikh Chief their arms; in exchange for which he is about to present them with the different implements of husbandry, held by Industry and Peace...At the angles are the Brahmin Bull, the Cashmere Goat, and the Camel. This work has been intrusted to Messrs. Hunt and Roskell...The artist who produced the design and executed the model is Mr. Alfred Brown...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.