Bokharcha
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1900
Materials
brass & shisham
Measurements
1020 x 680 x 150 mm
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107712
Summary
A wooden wall bracket from Chinot, Punjab. It is in the shape of a Rajput balcony and has brass inlay decoration. 'A wall-bracket (Bokharcha), inlaid with brass - Indian (Chiniot, Punjab)' (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.