Pen box, Myanmar, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Pen box in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number IM.183-1929), made in Myanmar, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Silver pen box, repousse and chased, Burma, 19th century.
Museum description: Oblong silver pen box repousse and chased with a hinged lid. The entire exterior is decorated lions and peacocks within quatrefoil compartments. The lid is outlined with a band of undulating stems of scrolling leaves, and small birds in the alternate waves. Each band is seperated by beading. The museum records it as repousse, chased, silver, measuring Length 9.5 in; Width 2.75 in; Height 1.75 in. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Dimensions
- Length 9.5 in; Width 2.75 in; Height 1.75 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- repousse, chased, silver
- Place recorded
- Myanmar
Identification
- Museum object name
- Pen box
- Museum object number
- IM.183-1929
- Museum system number
- O452431
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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