Arm Defence
Silver and gilded silver, Ethiopia, before 1868
Object details
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| Brief description | Silver and gilded silver, Ethiopia, before 1868 |
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| Object history | This arm defence was taken by a British colonel after British troops stormed the Fortress of Magdala (Maqdala), Ethiopia, on 13 April 1868 to rescue foreign hostages held by the Emperor Tewodros (Theodore). A note in the Museum register records that the object was 'stated by the vendor to have been taken at the siege of Magdala, 1868, by Col. Macnaghten, Bombay Cavalry and to have been the property of King Theodore'. The V&A bought the armlet in 1922, for £12, from Mrs Louisa Macnaghten. |
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| Accession number | M.140-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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