Pen case, Nepal, before 1898
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
before 1898
Pen case in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number IS.89-1898), made in Nepal, dated before 1898. The museum's brief description reads: Pen case, with ink pot and chain, brass, cast and chased, Nepal, before 1898.
Museum description: Inkstand and penholder, brass cast and chased with Ganesh on one side and Narain on the other. The museum records it as Brass, cast and chased, measuring Length 23.5 cm; Height 8.3 cm; Width 8.9 cm. 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
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass
- Dimensions
- Length 23.5 cm; Height 8.3 cm; Width 8.9 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Brass, cast and chased
- Place recorded
- Nepal
Identification
- Museum object name
- Pen case
- Museum object number
- IS.89-1898
- Museum system number
- O482419
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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