Footed Bowl
1887 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Bowl on foot. The original, of gold, forming a portion of the "Perak Regalia" exhibited at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, 1886, is repoussé, with bands of beaded ornament on the rim and foot and between the lobed sides.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Electrotype copy of gold original |
| Brief description | Footed bowl, electrotype, reproduction of the "Perak Regalia", Malaysia, 17th century; made by Elkington & Co., London, England, 1887. |
| Physical description | Bowl on foot. The original, of gold, forming a portion of the "Perak Regalia" exhibited at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, 1886, is repoussé, with bands of beaded ornament on the rim and foot and between the lobed sides. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ‘Department of Science & Art / Elkington’ around edge, surrounding a ‘VR’ monogram under a crown with shamrock, rose and thistle (Maker’s mark of raised oval medallion, on base) |
| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | South Kensington Museum. List of objects of art reproduced in metal in the South Kensington Museum. Part I, Examples of which copies may be supplied by the electrotypists. London: Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1888 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | REPRO.1887-86 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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