Not on display

Jewel Box

ca. 1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 9 parts.

  • Jewel Box
  • Tray Insert
  • Lid
  • Lid
  • Lid
  • Lid
  • Lid
  • Lid
  • Key
Materials and techniques
Carved sandalwood, with silver key, lock and hinges, the front, back and sides articulated by a series of projection mouldings applied with metal nails; each tray has an ivory pull
Dimensions
  • Height: 16cm
  • Width: 28.5cm
  • Depth: 17.5cm
With lid open: H: 30.1 cm, D: 21.5 cm approx. (measured for Furniture Gallery survey 16/11/2009)
Bibliographic reference
Jaffer, Amin Furniture from British India and Ceylon: A Catalogue of the Collections in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. London : V&A Publications, 2001. 416 p., ill. ISBN 1851773185. p 158, pl.22.
Collection
Accession number
9672:1 to 9/(IS)

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Record createdDecember 3, 2002
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