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Object name(s):
Neck collar
Brief description:
The pattern on the neck collar is facetted, chased and cut as it tapers from the centre. The ends are wrapped with textured wire and the clasp, which is in the form of a flower, is connected to the re-curved ends of the collar by means of two silver loops.
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
Jewellery
Associated concept:
India Museum
Current reproduction location:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2020MU5204/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Diameter
Dimension measured part:
maximum
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
15.1
Material:
Silver
Object name:
Neck collar (hansuli)
Object number:
03484(IS)
Object production date:
ca. 19th century
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1795-01-01
Date - latest:
1904-12-31
Object production person:
Unknown
Object production place:
Bengal
Place association:
made
Physical description:
The pattern on the neck collar is facetted, chased and cut as it tapers from the centre. The ends are wrapped with textured wire and the clasp, which is in the form of a flower, is connected to the re-curved ends of the collar by means of two silver loops.
Reproduction number:
2020MU5204
Reproduction number:
2020MU5203
Responsible department/section:
SSEA
Technique:
Chased
Technique:
cut
Technique:
Silver cast and chased
Text reason:
Collections online record
User's reference:
Reference:
Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
User's reference:
Reference details:
p.74

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/01be9c95-0d9d-3b0e-b463-b23f666f4803

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/01be9c95-0d9d-3b0e-b463-b23f666f4803, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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