Box
1860-1870 (made)
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rectangular box sandalwood, with hinged lid which is set with aminiature of Taj Mahal.
Object details
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| 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 |
| Brief description | Sandalwood box, with miniature of Taj Mahal, Delhi, 1860-70. |
| Physical description | rectangular box sandalwood, with hinged lid which is set with aminiature of Taj Mahal. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Room 8. Wall Case 30.] '01,124. BOX. Sandalwood, with miniature ivory painting on lid; Delhi. 7,094' |
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| Bibliographic reference | 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. |
| Other number | 7,094 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 01124(IS) |
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| Record created | November 27, 2002 |
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