Workbox
1881-1882 (made)
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This workbox was intended to be used for needlework, and is designed to accommodate all of the accessories associated with this pastime. The exterior is decorated with sadeli, a geometric micro-mosaic composed of various woods, metals and ivory, arranged in patterns as a veneer over the wooden carcass. Such work was much practised in western India, especially in and around Bombay, for which reason such objects were described under the blanket heading 'Bombay boxes'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 26 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Sandalwood with sadeli and ivory parquetry, borders of sadeli, ebony and ivory; brass and silvered brass mounts |
| Brief description | Workbox, sandalwood, parquetry in sadeli and ivory, Bombay, 1881-2. |
| Physical description | Workbox of sandalwood, the exterior with parquetry of sadeli and ivory, within borders of sadeli, ebony and ivory, with silvered brass lock and hinges and brass carrying handles. |
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| Object history | The workbox was purchased on behalf of the South Kensington Museum in India in 1881-2 for £3 by Caspar Purdon Clarke. |
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| Summary | This workbox was intended to be used for needlework, and is designed to accommodate all of the accessories associated with this pastime. The exterior is decorated with sadeli, a geometric micro-mosaic composed of various woods, metals and ivory, arranged in patterns as a veneer over the wooden carcass. Such work was much practised in western India, especially in and around Bombay, for which reason such objects were described under the blanket heading 'Bombay boxes'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jaffer, Amin Furniture from British India and Ceylon: A Catalogue of the Collections in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. London : V&A Publications, 2001. 416 p., ill. ISBN 1851773185, p327, pl.146. |
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| Accession number | IS.2344:1 to 19-1883 |
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| Record created | July 25, 2005 |
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