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Jewellery

c.1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
India (made)

Sixteen leaf-shaped plaques strung on red silk covered with gold wire. The front of each plaque is covered in floral ornament in low relief decorated with turquoises and rock-crystal set over red colouring material to simulate rubies. The back of each plaque is chased with flowering plants.

Object details

Categories
Transport
Jewellery
Arms & Armour
Animals and Wildlife
Equestrian Equipment
Metalwork
Object type
Jewellery
Materials and techniques
Silver-gilt, turquoises, rock crystal, silk, gold wire
Brief description
Collar for a horse, silver gilt, Western India, 19th century
Physical description
Sixteen leaf-shaped plaques strung on red silk covered with gold wire. The front of each plaque is covered in floral ornament in low relief decorated with turquoises and rock-crystal set over red colouring material to simulate rubies. The back of each plaque is chased with flowering plants.
Dimensions
  • Maximum, but with cords knotted length: 210cm
  • Of plaques height: 7.7cm
  • Of plaques depth: 0.9cm
Object history
Purchased in India for the Museum by Casper Purdon Clarke in 1880-2.
Production
Acquired as from 'Bombay' in 1880-82
Subject depicted
Flowers
Bibliographic references
  • Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838 p. 12, pl. 1.2
  • Jackson, Anna and Ji Wei (eds.) with Rosemary Crill, Ainsley M. Cameron and Nicholas Barnard, compiled by the Palace Museum, translated by Yuan Hong, Qi Yue and Liu Ran. The Splendour of India' Royal Courts : Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Beijing: the Forbidden City Publishing House, 2013. Text in English and Chinese. ISBN 9787513403917. pps. 170-171
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.1928-1883

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Record createdNovember 30, 2006
Record URL
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