Inscription, David Sassoon Clocktower

Date_accepted:

2023-06-12T12:02:45Z

Modified:

2023-06-12T14:03:34Z

Type:

Image

Creator:

Ghosh, Ayan

Contributor:

Ghosh, Ayan

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

References:

Victoria Garden, David Sassoon, Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Udyan, Victoria and Albert Museum, Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, and David Sassoon Clocktower

Thumbnail:

https://repository.jioinstitute.edu.in/downloads/eae9fc53-3580-42d8-8ddb-9a87b3f5b0b9?file=thumbnail

Description:

The name of David Sassoon is inscribed over the arch on the ground floor. He had donated a large sum (₹ 30,000) for building the clock tower. A Baghdadi Jew, David Sassoon (1792–1864) funded many educational institutions in Mumbai. Various charity trusts, that continue to exist today, were funded, by and named after him and other members of the Sassoon family.