Bottle
Category
Stone
Date
1730 - 1770
Materials
jade, zinc and silk
Measurements
195 mm (H)
Place of origin
India
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Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1185213
Summary
Bottle with jade neck and stopper, and spherical zinc base covered with coarse woven red cloth. Mughal mid, 18th century. See 'Treasures of India' catalogue pg.123.
Provenance
Probably collected by Robert Clive. On 1774 inventory as 'A curious bottle the top composed of Jaddstone wt Shawl over the bottom'. Purchased by the National Trust from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and the Powis Estate Trustees in June 2010.