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Ear ornament
- Place of origin:
Madras (probably, made)
- Date:
ca. 1885 (made)
- Materials and Techniques:
Gold with cluster of pearl simulants., probably essence d'orient over a lac core.
- Museum number:
IS.161-1886
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Ear ornament (koppu) worn at the top of the ear. Gold with imitation pearls depending from the lower portion.
Place of Origin
Madras (probably, made)
Date
ca. 1885 (made)
Materials and Techniques
Gold with cluster of pearl simulants., probably essence d'orient over a lac core.
Dimensions
Length: 5 cm, Width: 2 cm including pendants, Diameter: 1.1 cm metal only, excluding pendants
Object history note
Purchased from the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886; possibly bought in India for the exhibition by Caper Purdon Clarke in 1885.
Descriptive line
Ear ornament (koppu), gold with a cluster of pearl simulants, Southern India, c.1885.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
.
Ganguly, Waltraud, Earring,Ornamental Identity and Beauty in India, B.R.Publishing Corporation, Delhi, 2007, p.235
p. 20, pl. 1.12
Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838
Production Note
Southern India, recorded as from 'Madras', which may however refer to the Madras Presidency rather than the city (now Chennai). Ganguly observes that koppu with pendant pearls were 'fairly common in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh'.
Materials
Gold; Imitation pearl
Categories
Jewellery; Metalwork
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection