Not currently on display at the V&A

Frame

ca. 1881-1882 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Frame is rectangular and is defined by multiple borders.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Shisham, partly veneered with ivory and partly inlaid with ivory and silver, the ivory engraved and highlighted with lac, the top of the frame mounted with a later iron hook
Brief description
Frame, shisham, partley veneered with ivory silver, Tonk, c.1881-2.
Physical description
Frame is rectangular and is defined by multiple borders.
Dimensions
  • Height: 48cm
  • Width: 38cm
  • Depth: 1.5cm
Subjects depicted
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.283, pl.105.
Collection
Accession number
IS.2065-1883

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Record createdDecember 5, 2002
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