Pen case, Nepal, before 1898 (IS.90-1898)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
before 1898
Pen case in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number IS.90-1898), 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, inkstand circular bodied with two deer on one side and deer and panther on the other. Nepal work. The museum records it as Brass, cast and chased, measuring Length 20.3 cm; Height 6.4 cm; Width 4.4 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass
- Dimensions
- Length 20.3 cm; Height 6.4 cm; Width 4.4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Brass, cast and chased
- Place recorded
- Nepal
Identification
- Museum object name
- Pen case
- Museum object number
- IS.90-1898
- Museum system number
- O482415
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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