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Toe Rings

Toe Ring
c.1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Uttar Pradesh (made)

Toe Ring B/1


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Object type
Toe ring
Parts
This object consists of 18 parts.

  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
  • Toe Ring
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  • Toe Ring
TitleToe Rings
Materials and techniques
Brass, cast, the base and hoop copper.
Brief description
Toe Ring, brass csst, Uttar Pradesh, c.1870.
Physical description
Toe Ring B/1
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.9cm
  • (with hoop) 2 (without hoop) 2cm width: 3.5cm
  • Weight: 29g
Object history
Purchased from the Annual International Exhibition of 1872, London.
Production
Former North-west Provinces, northern India
Bibliographic reference
Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838 p. 38, pl. 2.8, and p. 71, pl. 3.29
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
1186B/18-1872

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Record createdDecember 7, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O129958/toe-rings-toe-ring-unknown/
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