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Hat

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
India (made)
Lucknow (made)

The European concept of the crown as a symbol of kingship was adopted in the Indian courts by the Nawabs(later Kings) of Lucknow. This European style crown was likely to have been worn by a royal female or young noble.


Object details

Categories
Hats & Headwear
SCRAN
Textiles
India Museum
Object type
Hat
Materials and techniques
Cotton, lined with velvet and embroidered with sequins, tinsel, seed pearls and glass beads
Cotton
Velvet
Sequins
Tinsel
Glass Beads
Seed Pearls
Embroidering
Brief description
Embroidered cotton cap, Lucknow or North India, mid 19th Century.
Physical description
The European concept of the crown as a symbol of kingship was adopted in the Indian courts by the Nawabs(later Kings) of Lucknow. This European style crown was likely to have been worn by a royal female or young noble.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 17.5cm
  • Height: 17cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 13] '0348. CAP. Embroidered with gold , pearls, and turquoise; Agra. 6376'
Bibliographic references
  • Hats from India / Rosemary Crill. [London]: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985 Number: 0948107308 p.50, cat. no. 31
  • Jackson, Anna and Ji Wei (eds.) with Rosemary Crill, Ainsley M. Cameron and Nicholas Barnard, compiled by the Palace Museum, translated by Yuan Hong, Qi Yue and Liu Ran. The Splendour of India' Royal Courts : Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Beijing: the Forbidden City Publishing House, 2013. Text in English and Chinese. ISBN 9787513403917. pps. 246-247
  • Swallow, D., Stronge, S., Crill, R., Koezuka, T., editor and translator, "The Art of the Indian Courts. Miniature Painting and Decorative Arts", Victoria & Albert Museum and NHK Kinki Media Plan, 1993. p. 158, cat. no. 145
Other number
6376 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
0348(IS)

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Record createdMarch 18, 2003
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