Knife Handle
c. 1850
| Place of origin |
This handle was made in India in the 19th century, with most of the fashioning process involving a combination of hand-working and the use of abrasive-charged discs that would have been turned on a bow-driven lathe. Decorative handles such as this would have been produced in large quantities, most probably for export to the European market.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Agate, cut and polished using abrasives. |
| Brief description | Knife handle, opaque grey and white agate, cut and polished, India, 19th century |
| Physical description | A polished handle of gently tapering rectangular form with blunted edges and with one end cut square and the other end being rounded. Fashioned in agate with opaque grey and white banding with some colourless, polycrystalline areas. |
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| Object history | This handle was made in India in the 19th century and was formerly in The India Museum in London. It was then transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later renamed The Victoria & Albert Museum) in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Room 8. Case .] '01,423. KNIFE HANDLE. Grey agate.' (No slip number given.) |
| Summary | This handle was made in India in the 19th century, with most of the fashioning process involving a combination of hand-working and the use of abrasive-charged discs that would have been turned on a bow-driven lathe. Decorative handles such as this would have been produced in large quantities, most probably for export to the European market. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 01423(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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