Chauri
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1850 - 1900
Materials
reed, gold thread, sandalwood, silver & silk
Measurements
870 x 80 x 80 mm
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107536.1
Summary
One of a pair of sandalwood fly-whisks (chauri) from Mysore, India. It has a carved handle with the base bound in red, blue and gold thread, finishing in a fringe of silver. 'Two Indian sandalwood fly-whisks decorated with bands of silk and gold thread and with silver fringes' (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.