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Shield accessory

Shield accessory

  • Place of origin:

    Rajasthan, India (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1700 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Cotton embroidered with silk thread

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Imre Schwaiger

  • Museum number:

    IM.106-1924

  • Gallery location:

    South Asia, room 41, case 22

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This superbly embroidered scene of a lady and a peacock is all the more remarkable as it was not intended to be seen by anyone except its owner. It would have been used inside a shield to protect the user's knuckles. Most examples are plain, and often of leather, but some other decorative ones are known. Most of the embroidered ones seem to come from Jaipur in Rajasthan.

Physical description

A cover for the knuckle pad of a shield with a design of a lady and peacock.

Place of Origin

Rajasthan, India (made)

Date

ca. 1700 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Cotton embroidered with silk thread

Dimensions

Height: 15.5 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Takem from Indian Heritage catalogue

Descriptive line

Shield accessory (knuckle pad), Jaipur (Rajasthan), ca. 1700

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Murphy Veronica, in The Indian Heritage. Court Life and Arts under Mughal Rule, V&A, 1982, cat. 249, p. 94, ISBN 0906969263.

Categories

Arms & Armour

Collection code

SSEA

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