Bangle
ca. 1870 (made)
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Bangles of this type, from about 1870, with flat gold squares set at an angle projecting from the hoop, seem to have been very common in south India at this time. They are worn by many of the women depicted in an album of paintings from about 1830, from Thanjavur, which shows castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
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Materials and techniques | Gold and gilt metal, set with rubies |
Brief description | One of a pair of bangles, Madras, India, about 1870 |
Physical description | Gold and gilt metal set with rubies. Each bangle has a flat gold band, engraved, with two flat square plates arranged on the top lozenge-wise; on each of these plates is a bird, and between the plates rises an expanded flower, set with rubies. |
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Object history | Purchased from the Annual International Exhibition of 1872 |
Summary | Bangles of this type, from about 1870, with flat gold squares set at an angle projecting from the hoop, seem to have been very common in south India at this time. They are worn by many of the women depicted in an album of paintings from about 1830, from Thanjavur, which shows castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes. |
Associated object | 1014-1872 (Set) |
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Accession number | 1014A-1872 |
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Record created | February 25, 2004 |
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