Door Frame
late 17th century (made)
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The doorway in two leaves, the left being provided with an overlap bar. Each leaf is divided into five square panels, each carved with a spray of double poppy, iris or other flower within a circle formed by a double stem bearing flowers and leaves. The jambs, lintel and superstructure have mouldings and bands carved in floral, trellis and other designs in low relief. Above the lintel are three recessed rectangular panels with floral decoration. There are five short iron chains to secure the door from the outside.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Carved teak, studded with iron bosses |
| Brief description | Architecture, teak, carved; Agra, late C17 |
| Physical description | The doorway in two leaves, the left being provided with an overlap bar. Each leaf is divided into five square panels, each carved with a spray of double poppy, iris or other flower within a circle formed by a double stem bearing flowers and leaves. The jambs, lintel and superstructure have mouldings and bands carved in floral, trellis and other designs in low relief. Above the lintel are three recessed rectangular panels with floral decoration. There are five short iron chains to secure the door from the outside. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Sir Henry E. Dering, Bart, Sheerland House, Pluckley, Ashford, Keny |
| Object history | Purchased from Sir Henry E. Dering, Bart. Register entry 15 April 1920. |
| Historical context | The Nominal File (MA/1/D952 includes a minute from C. Stanley Clarke dated 23 February 1920 in which he writes "This object, taken from an old house at Agra (formerly the residence of a wazir or a Mogul official of high degree) was purchased by the Late Captain Murray – son-in-law of the present owner – and special sanction had to be obtained from the Government to bring it home". The design of the carved flowering plants suggest that the door is not earlier than the mid-17th century, and is probably later. |
| Bibliographic reference | Skelton, Robert, et al, The Indian Heritage. Court life and Arts under Mughal Rule London: The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982
Robert Skelton, cat. no. 18.
Jorge Flores and Nuno Vassallo e Silva eds, Goa and the Great Mughal, Lisbon,2004, illustrated p. 30. |
| Other number | RP 1920/2862 - RF number |
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| Accession number | IM.20-1920 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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