Not currently on display at the V&A

Pen Box

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen box, sandalwood, carved, Surat, c.1867.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Box
  • Tray Insert
  • Key
Materials and techniques
Carved sandalwood, with brass hinges, key and lock
Brief description
Pen box, sandalwood, carved, Surat, c.1867.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7cm
  • Width: 24.5cm
  • Depth: 9.5cm
Subjects depicted
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.324, pl.142.
Collection
Accession number
02302:1 to 3/(IS)

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Record createdDecember 3, 2002
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