Chatelaine
c.1880 (made)
| Place of origin |
Chatelaine with scorpion etc. pendants, 5 pendants include mango, scorpion and fish (abstract), female figures, grotesque figs and birds. Hinged clasp
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver with repousse work and chasing joined to a backplate. |
| Brief description | Chatelaine, silver, c.1880, Tamil Nadu. |
| Physical description | Chatelaine with scorpion etc. pendants, 5 pendants include mango, scorpion and fish (abstract), female figures, grotesque figs and birds. Hinged clasp |
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| Object history | Purchased in India by Casper Purdon Clarke in 1880-2 |
| Production | Tiruchchirappali (Trichinopoly) |
| Bibliographic reference | Barnard, Nick, Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838
pp.58-59 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.1870-1883 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2005 |
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