Shield
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1750 - 1800
Materials
Leather gilt copper, paint and metal
Measurements
520 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
Mughal Empire
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Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180563
Summary
Circular leather shield (dhal), painted red, green and gilt on a white ground, the decoration of eight flowering plants radiating out from a central floral motif to a decorated border of similar motifs; four pierced gilt copper bosses. Mughal, second half of the 18th century.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with funding from The National Heritage Memorial Fund from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and Powis Estate Trustees in August 1999.