Model of a jali window screen in Ahmadabad mosque
Architectural Model
ca. 1800-1855 (made)
ca. 1800-1855 (made)
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This is one of four models of pierced window screens or jalis. Each model (Museum nos. 01130:1 to 4/(IS)) has carving on a tiny scale of a different pattern of tracery panels. They belong to a set that transferred to the V&A from the former India Museum in 1879. These models show details of mosque architecture in Ahmadabad, western India, where there are exquisite examples of stone tracery jalis from the 15th and 16th centuries. Jalis were set into the wall of a building and allowed cooling air to circulate inside while screening off the interior.
Object details
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| Title | Model of a jali window screen in Ahmadabad mosque (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved sandalwood |
| Brief description | Four models of jalis or perforated window screens in Ahmadabad |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Room 8. Wall Case 30.] '01,130. SLIDING SHUTTERS. Small, four, perforated sandalwood; Ahmedabad. 4,281' |
| Summary | This is one of four models of pierced window screens or jalis. Each model (Museum nos. 01130:1 to 4/(IS)) has carving on a tiny scale of a different pattern of tracery panels. They belong to a set that transferred to the V&A from the former India Museum in 1879. These models show details of mosque architecture in Ahmadabad, western India, where there are exquisite examples of stone tracery jalis from the 15th and 16th centuries. Jalis were set into the wall of a building and allowed cooling air to circulate inside while screening off the interior. |
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| Other number | 4281 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 01130:4/(IS) |
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| Record created | February 7, 2003 |
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