Not on display

Marriage Emblem, Thali

c.1885 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Central bead from a marriage necklace, thali, representing the foot of Krishna

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold with lac inside
Brief description
Central unit from a marriage necklace, gold, South India, c.1885.
Physical description
Central bead from a marriage necklace, thali, representing the foot of Krishna
Dimensions
  • Length: 2.8cm
  • Height: 1.7cm
  • Width: 1.6cm
Credit line
Purchased from the Colonial and Indian Exhibition held in London in 1886
Object history
Purchased from the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886; possibly bought in India for the exhibition by Casar Purdon Clarke in 1885. Placed in the Jewellery Room, Upper Galleries in the museum.

This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.
Production
Purchased from the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886.
Bibliographic reference
Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838 p. 13, pl. 1.3
Collection
Accession number
IS.151-1886

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Record createdDecember 1, 2005
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