Bracelet

Description

Bracelet of enamelled gold with Makara-headed terminals, set with emeralds and rubies, formerly in the possession of Maharajah Duleep Singh (1838-1893): Northern India, Rajasthan, late 18th - early 19th century

Museum reference

A.1911.455

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Bracelet, Kara / bracelet

Production information

Rajasthan, India, South Asia

Date

Late 18th - early 19th century

Materials

Gold, Emerald, Ruby

Physical description

Jeypore enamel, brilliant emerald and white on gold, dragon's head terminals set with rubies and emeralds

Associations

Previous owner: Singh, Duleep, Maharaja, 1838 - 1893
Singh, Victor Duleep, Prince, 1866 - 1918
Auctioneer: Christie, Manson & Woods
Auctioneer: Spink and Son Ltd / Sotheby's
Previous owner: Lindsay Carnegie, Donald, Major, 1840 - 1911
17th Bengal Cavalry

Exhibitions

• Indian Encounters (14 Nov 2014 - 01 Mar 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland

• From Stromness to the Punjab: Sir John Login, Maharaja Duleep Singh and the Treasures of Lahore (01 Apr 2014 - 30 Sep 2014)
  Stromness Museum

References

FRIEDERIKE VOIGT, ROSANNA NICOLSON AND LAURA BENNISON. 2017. ‘PANJAB CONNECTIONS’: A YOUNG ROOTS HERITAGE PROJECT AT NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND. Journal of Museum Ethnography, no. 30, pp. 24-48