Box
maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia
MediumSilver, partly gilded
Dimensions10 x 11.5 cm (3 15/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM11n2.a-b
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis elegantly lobed box in fine repoussé work may have been acquired by Mrs. Gardner in Lucknow, a city known for the production of fine silver, often enameled, in the nineteenth century. It may have been made as a betel box (pandam) for the tourist market.
Id725770
Last Updated8/14/24
EmbARK ObjectID11506
Previous Number134
Source ID702
