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Pair of Bracelets

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Bengal (made)

The bracelet is made of gilt metal triple-pointed segments on silk and metal thread band.


Object details

Category
Jewellery
Object type
Pair of bracelets
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Armlet
  • Armlet
Materials and techniques
Gilt metal
Gilt Metal
Silk Thread
Metal Thread
Brief description
Pair of gilt metal bracelets, Bengal, mid 19th century
Physical description
The bracelet is made of gilt metal triple-pointed segments on silk and metal thread band.
Dimensions
  • Length: 16.8cm
Object history
The jewellery was received from the Annual International Exhibition, London, 1872.
Bibliographic references
  • Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) : p.74
  • Susan Stronge, Nima Smith, and J.C. Harle. A Golden Treasury : Jewellery from the Indian Subcontinent London : Victoria and Albert Museum in association with Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, 1988. ISBN: 0944142168 p.92-93
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
1356G/1, 2-1872

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Record createdJanuary 6, 2006
Record URL
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