Container lid
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
1850 - 1875
Materials
Ivory, ceramic and metal
Measurements
3 mm (Height); 17 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
India
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 11133.7.2
Summary
The lid of one of five cylindrical ivory containers decorated with mosaic from a sandalwood, ivory and metal sadeli ware box, probably Mumbai, circa 1850-75, (NT11133.1).
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.