Shield
ca. 1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This watered steel shield overlaid with gold and some small details in silver was bought from the 1851 Great Exhibition held in London. It was described then as 'modern' and as having been made in Patiala. The gold ornamentation is finely worked in the technique called 'kuftkari' and features two maharajas on elephants, and two Akalis, or Nihangs, with their distinctive turbans, on horseback.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Crucible forged steel with decorative borders in gold kuftkari |
| Brief description | Shield dhal watered steel with decorative borders in gold kuftkari and figurative designs in gold, Patiala, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Shield dhal watered steel with decorative borders in gold kuftkari and four figurative designs in gold, two elephants with representative figures of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Maharaja Sher Singh and two Akali Nihangs on horseback. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from the Great Exhibition |
| Object history | Bought from the 1851 exhibition, described as 'modern' and as from Patiala |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This watered steel shield overlaid with gold and some small details in silver was bought from the 1851 Great Exhibition held in London. It was described then as 'modern' and as having been made in Patiala. The gold ornamentation is finely worked in the technique called 'kuftkari' and features two maharajas on elephants, and two Akalis, or Nihangs, with their distinctive turbans, on horseback. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 116-1852 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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