Casket
ca. 1875 (made)
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Place of origin |
Casket, by M. Puttapa Gudigar. Carved and pierced sandalwood. Sorab, India, c.1875.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Carved and pierced sandalwood |
Brief description | Casket, sandalwood, ca.1875, Gudigar,Sorab. |
Physical description | Casket, by M. Puttapa Gudigar. Carved and pierced sandalwood. Sorab, India, c.1875. |
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Credit line | Presented by H.R.H The Prince of Wales, per Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen |
Object history | Placed in Room 1. 31 December, 1886 Presented by H.R.H The Prince of Wales, per Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. |
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Bibliographic reference | Jaffer, A. Furniture from British India and Ceylon: a catalogue of the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2001. ISBN 1 85177 318 5.p.156, fig 19. |
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Accession number | IS.68&A-1886 |
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Record created | December 5, 2002 |
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