Jewellery
c.1853 (made)
| Place of origin |
Head Ornament (jhumar)
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold filigree with claw settings and pink sapphires, aquamarine with colouring material behind green glass and pearls. |
| Brief description | Head ornament, Gold filigree with pearls and green glass beads. Delhi, c.1853. |
| Physical description | Head Ornament (jhumar) |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Probably in the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1855; transferred from the India Museum to the South Kensington Museum (now V&A) in 1879. |
| Bibliographic reference | Barnard, Nick, Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838
p. 75, pl. 3.33 |
| Other number | 9,651 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 03325(IS) |
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| Record created | May 14, 2009 |
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