Betel Box
1887 (made)
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Betel box (puan bujur) of elongated octagonal shape, decorated with floral ornaments. The original, of gold, forming a portion of the "Perak Regalia" exhibited at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, 1886.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Electroformed copper, electrogilded |
| Brief description | Electrotype betel box (puan bujur), Elkington & Co., London, England, 1887; a replica of possibly a 16th century gold original of the "Perak Regalia", Malaysia. |
| Physical description | Betel box (puan bujur) of elongated octagonal shape, decorated with floral ornaments. The original, of gold, forming a portion of the "Perak Regalia" exhibited at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, 1886. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ‘Department of Science & Art / Elkington’ around edge, surrounding a ‘VR’ monogram under a crown with shamrock, rose and thistle (Maker’s mark of raised oval medallion, inside base) |
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| 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.1887-72 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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