Pan dan (casket for betel)
Pan Dan
late 18th century (made)
late 18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This casket was made in the Indian court at Lucknow, probably in the late 18th century, and would have contained pan (pronounced paan). These small pouches are made of edible leaves wrapped round chopped nuts from the piper betel tree, lime and spices and were offered to mark the end of ceremonial audiences.
The casket was said to have belonged to Wajid 'Ali Shah, the last ruler of the kingdom of Oudh who was deposed by the British in 1856 and exiled to Calcutta when his territories were annexed. It was given to Queen Mary during the Delhi Coronation Durbar and Indian tour of 1911-1912, and presented to the Museum in 1912.
The casket was said to have belonged to Wajid 'Ali Shah, the last ruler of the kingdom of Oudh who was deposed by the British in 1856 and exiled to Calcutta when his territories were annexed. It was given to Queen Mary during the Delhi Coronation Durbar and Indian tour of 1911-1912, and presented to the Museum in 1912.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pan dan (casket for betel) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, partly gilt and enamelled |
| Brief description | Casket for pan or betel |
| Physical description | Octagonal box and cover of partly gilt silver, engraved with flowering plants on each side of box and cover and enamelled with tranlsucent green and blue with opaque yellow details. |
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| Gallery label | Mogul Betel-Box (Pandan)
of silver-gilt, decorated with conventional flowers in translucent cobalt blue and copper-green, and opaque antimoniate-of-lead yellow enamel colours. Lucknow (Oudh); 17th century. Formerly in the possession of Wajid Ali Shah, the last King of Oudh (1847-1856, deposed). Presented by Her Majesty the Queen.
(1912) |
| Credit line | Given by Her Majesty Queen Mary |
| Object history | Reputed to have belonged to Wajid 'Ali Shah, the last King of Oudh. Given by HM Queen Mary after the Delhi Coronation Durbar and the Royal Tour of 1911-12. |
| Summary | This casket was made in the Indian court at Lucknow, probably in the late 18th century, and would have contained pan (pronounced paan). These small pouches are made of edible leaves wrapped round chopped nuts from the piper betel tree, lime and spices and were offered to mark the end of ceremonial audiences. The casket was said to have belonged to Wajid 'Ali Shah, the last ruler of the kingdom of Oudh who was deposed by the British in 1856 and exiled to Calcutta when his territories were annexed. It was given to Queen Mary during the Delhi Coronation Durbar and Indian tour of 1911-1912, and presented to the Museum in 1912. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.30-1912 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2000 |
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