Staff
Indian
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
1770 - 1830
Materials
Ivory and lacquer
Measurements
910 mm (L)
Place of origin
Mysuru (Mysore)
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180688
Summary
Turned, carved ivory staff, with traces of lacquer staining; the pommel carved with a lion devouring an antelope. Probably Mysore, late 18th or early 19th century.
Provenance
Probably collected by Lady Henrietta Clive along with 1180689. 'Two ivory sticks' are listed in the 1802 inventory. Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax and conveyed to National Trust ownership on 29th November 1963.
Makers and roles
Indian , maker