Not currently on display at the V&A

Casket

ca. 1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Casket, sandalwood, ca.1875, Gudigar,Sorab.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Carved and pierced sandalwood
Brief description
Casket, sandalwood, ca.1875, Gudigar,Sorab.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17cm
  • Width: 33.5cm
  • Depth: 15cm
Credit line
Presented by H.R.H The Prince of Wales, per Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Jaffer, A. Furniture from British India and Ceylon: a catalogue of the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2001. ISBN 1 85177 318 5.p.156, fig 19.
Collection
Accession number
IS.68&A-1886

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Record createdDecember 5, 2002
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