Mace
Category
Ethnographic material
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
wood, brass & steel
Measurements
820 mm (H); 40 mm (Dia)
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107283
Summary
Mace with shaft made from knobbled wood, head made from steel and base from brass. Said to have come from the Sikh Armoury at Lahore. 'An Indian club or mace with steel head, wood shaft and brass handle - from the Sikh Armoury at Lahore' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.