Armlet
1887 (made)
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This armlet is a replica of a 19th century gold original of the "Perak Regalia" from Malaysia and was exhibited at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition held in South Kensington in 1886. The regalia symbolises the legal authority of the Perak Sultans. A pair of this gold dragon-headed armlets is one of five articles every Sultan must wear at this installation.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Electroformed copper, electrogilded, glass |
| Brief description | Electrotype armlet, coiled dragon, Elkington & Co., London, England, 1887; a replica of a 19th century gold original of the "Perak Regalia", Malaysia. |
| Physical description | Armlet in the shape of a coiled dragon, the projecting dragon head with open mouth is set with red glass stones, the exterior of the three coils is in scale pattern. |
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| Summary | This armlet is a replica of a 19th century gold original of the "Perak Regalia" from Malaysia and was exhibited at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition held in South Kensington in 1886. The regalia symbolises the legal authority of the Perak Sultans. A pair of this gold dragon-headed armlets is one of five articles every Sultan must wear at this installation. |
| Bibliographic reference | South Kensington Museum. List of objects of art reproduced in metal in the South Kensington Museum. Part I, Examples of which copies may be supplied by the electrotypists. London: Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1888 |
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| Accession number | REPRO.1887-77 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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