Not on display

Bow

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Lucknow (found)

Steel recurved bow decorated with painted floral arabesques

Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Bow
Materials and techniques
Painted steel
Brief description
Steel bow (kaman) decorated with painted floral arabesques. Taken at Lucknow in 1857, North India, 19th century
Physical description
Steel recurved bow decorated with painted floral arabesques
Dimensions
  • Taken from egerton length: 41in
Marks and inscriptions


  • Transliteration


Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Object history
As originally arranged and displayed in Exhibition Road Indian Museum galleries until 1955, with some additions while in storage, case F.689
Production
Taken at Lucknow in 1857. Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879.
Bibliographic references
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 130, Cat. No. 598
  • Egerton, Wilbraham, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms; being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India museum: with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, London, 1880 p.130
Other numbers
  • 598 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • 8761-'70 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
3245(IS)

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdSeptember 9, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84111/bow-unknown/
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest