Casket, ca. 1760–65, Indian, Vizagapatam, Hardwood (teak?), ebony and engraved ivory, tortoiseshell; mirror glass; silver hardware; brass feet; iron lock, Overall (confirmed): 5 1/4 × 20 5/8 × 14 in. (13.3 × 52.4 × 35.6 cm), Natural Substances-Ivory, Based on a European prototype but constructed from indigenous timber and densely decorated with ivory inlays displaying European ornament, this casket is an excellent example of an Anglo-Indian export piece
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Casket, ca, 1760–65, Indian, Vizagapatam, Hardwood, teak?, ebony, engraved ivory, tortoiseshell, mirror glass, silver hardware, brass feet, iron lock, Overall, confirmed, 5 1/4, 20 5/8, 14, 13.3, 52.4, 35.6 cm, Natural Substances-Ivory, Based, European prototype, constructed, indigenous timber, densely decorated, ivory inlays displaying, European, ornament, casket, excellent example, Anglo-Indian export, piece
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