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Bangladesh
Model elephant 1961
White metal | 31.0 x 29.6 x 42.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 50033
Grand Vestibule, Windsor Castle
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Inside the teak log carried by this elephant is a blue silk scroll bearing an address from the citizens of Chittagong, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). When The Queen visited the city in 1961, she praised the resilience of its people, who had endured two cyclones and a tidal wave the previous autumn. Chittagong was Her Majesty’s last stop on her tour of Pakistan.
Provenance
Presented to Queen Elizabeth II on 15 February during the 1961 State Visit to Pakistan by the citizens of Chittagong, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
White metal
Measurements
31.0 x 29.6 x 42.6 cm (whole object)
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Place of Production
Bangladesh
