Knife Handle
c. 1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
These dagger handle parts were produced in Ahmedabad in Gujarat State, India, in the mid- to late 19th century. The city has long been associated with the production of decorative and/or utilitarian wares from local quartz hardstones and to this day it continues to be a major gem cutting and trade centre. They were acquired by the Indian Museum in London and transferred to South Kensington in 1879.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Moss agate, cut and polished using abrasives and with the holes most probably being made using a bow-drill. |
| Brief description | Matched halves of a knife handle, green moss agate, carved and polished with deep engraving, each having two drill holes for attachment to a blade, Ahmedabad India, 19th century |
| Physical description | Matched left and right halves of a knife handle, each with a v-shaped notch at one end with the other end being curved and blunt. Fashioned in green moss agate, with a deeply engraved herringbone-like pattern along most of the length and with a small drill hole at each end. |
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| Object history | These objects were formerly in The India Museum in London and were then transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later renamed The Victoria & Albert Museum) in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Room 8. Case .] '01,404. KNIFE HANDLE. In two parts, agate. 12,799' |
| Summary | These dagger handle parts were produced in Ahmedabad in Gujarat State, India, in the mid- to late 19th century. The city has long been associated with the production of decorative and/or utilitarian wares from local quartz hardstones and to this day it continues to be a major gem cutting and trade centre. They were acquired by the Indian Museum in London and transferred to South Kensington in 1879. |
| Associated object | 01405(IS) (Shared Other number) |
| Other number | 12,799 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 01404(IS) to 01404A/(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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