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17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coat of a thousand nails chihltar hazar masha Leather covered with silk and gilt copper studs, Udaipur Rajasthan, 17th century


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Body Armour
  • Body Armour
Materials and techniques
Leather covered with silk and gilt copper studs
Brief description
Coat of a thousand nails chihltar hazar masha Leather covered with silk and gilt copper studs, Udaipur Rajasthan, 17th century
Physical description
Coat of a thousand nails chihltar hazar masha Leather covered with silk and gilt copper studs, Udaipur Rajasthan, 17th century
Dimensions
  • Is.1 1 1902 height: 440mm
  • Is.1 1 1902 width: 480mm
  • Is.1 2 1902 height: 1070mm
  • Is.1 2 1902 width: 570mm
Credit line
Bought at sale: Messrs Puttick & Simpson
Object history
Jackson, Anna and Jaffer, Amin (eds), with Deepika Ahlawat. Maharaja : the splendour of India's royal courts. London, V&A Publishing, 2009. ISBN.9781851775736 (hbk.), ISBN.1851775730 (hbk.).
Bibliographic reference
Plate 38, page 55.
Collection
Accession number
IS.1:1, 2-1902

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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