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Box
- Place of origin:
Delhi, India (made)
- Date:
1860-1870 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Carved sandalwood, with white metal lock and hinges, mounted with a rectangular miniature in gouache on ivory, the underside lined with green velvet
- Museum number:
01124(IS)
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
rectangular box sandalwood, with hinged lid which is set with aminiature of Taj Mahal.
Place of Origin
Delhi, India (made)
Date
1860-1870 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Carved sandalwood, with white metal lock and hinges, mounted with a rectangular miniature in gouache on ivory, the underside lined with green velvet
Dimensions
Height: 7 cm, Width: 19 cm, Depth: 15 cm
Descriptive line
Sandalwood box, with minaiature of Taj Mahal, Delhi, 1860-70.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Jaffer, Amin Furniture from British India and Ceylon: A Catalogue of the Collections in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. London : V&A Publications, 2001. 416 p., ill. ISBN 1851773185.p.276, pl.99.
Materials
Gouache; Ivory; Velvet; Sandalwood; White metal
Techniques
Painting; Carving
Subjects depicted
Floral patterns; Taj Mahal
Collection code
SSEA
