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Bottle

1800-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silver bottle with bulbous base and tall slender neck. A gilded lid is attached to the bottle by a chain. The bottle is decorated with three other gilded horizonal bands.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, partly gilt
Brief description
Silver bottle with bulbous base and tall slender neck, Delhi, first half of 19th century
Physical description
Silver bottle with bulbous base and tall slender neck. A gilded lid is attached to the bottle by a chain. The bottle is decorated with three other gilded horizonal bands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.5cm
  • Width: 14cm
  • Depth: 14cm
Bibliographic reference
Swallow, D., Stronge, S., Crill, R., Koezuka, T., editor and translator, "The Art of the Indian Courts. Miniature Painting and Decorative Arts", Victoria & Albert Museum and NHK Kinki Media Plan, 1993. p. 139, cat. no. 121
Collection
Accession number
02775(IS)

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Record createdDecember 24, 1999
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