Cutch [India]
Address casket 1897
Silver, gilt, rosewood | RCIN 42124
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A cylindrical silver and parcel-gilt address casket divided into three fields by bracelets of beading, depicting hunting scenes surrounded by foliate scrolling, the ends ogival, one a loose cap; resting on two silver elephants on a rosewood base.
Provenance
Presented to Queen Victoria by the Rao of Cutch as a Diamond Jubilee gift, 1897
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Creator(s)
(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver, gilt, rosewood
Place of Production
Kutch [Gujarat]