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Necklace
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Necklace
- Place of origin:
Madura, India (made)
- Date:
ca. 1880 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Cast gold, stamped and chased and filled lac.
- Museum number:
IS.1869-1883
- Gallery location:
South Asia, room 41, case 29
Physical description
Marriage necklace, or thali, consisting of golden pendants on black thread.
Place of Origin
Madura, India (made)
Date
ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Cast gold, stamped and chased and filled lac.
Dimensions
Length: 38 cm thread, doubled, Length: 6.9 cm 1st pendant, Length: 7.2 cm 2nd pendant
Object history note
Purchased in India by Caspar Purdon Clarke in 1880-82.
Descriptive line
Gold marriage necklace, Tamil Nadu (Madura), 19th century
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Barnard, Nick. ‘Indian Jewellery : The V&A Collection’. London : V&A Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9781851774838, page 25 pl.1.17.
Materials
Gold
Techniques
Cast
Categories
Jewellery
Collection code
SSEA
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