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Artist/Maker	Elkington & Co. (manufacturer)
Place of origin	London (made)

This armlet is a replica of a 19th century gold original of the "Perak Regalia" from Malaysia and was exhibited at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition held in South Kensington in 1886. The regalia symbolises the legal authority of the Perak Sultans. A pair of this gold dragon-headed armlets is one of five articles every Sultan must wear at this installation.

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Categories	Metalwork Accessories Royalty
Object type	Armlet
Materials and techniques	Electroformed copper, electrogilded, glass Copper Glass Electroformed Gilded
Brief description	Electrotype armlet, coiled dragon, Elkington & Co., London, England, 1887; a replica of a 19th century gold original of the "Perak Regalia", Malaysia.
Physical description	Armlet in the shape of a coiled dragon, the projecting dragon head with open mouth is set with red glass stones, the exterior of the three coils is in scale pattern.
Dimensions	Height: 19.5cm Width: 12.3cm Depth: 6cm
Association	Colonial and Indian Exhibition
Summary	This armlet is a replica of a 19th century gold original of the "Perak Regalia" from Malaysia and was exhibited at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition held in South Kensington in 1886. The regalia symbolises the legal authority of the Perak Sultans. A pair of this gold dragon-headed armlets is one of five articles every Sultan must wear at this installation.
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	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	REPRO.1887-77

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O427728/armlet-elkington--co/

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