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Silver Jubilee address and casket 1935
Velvet, gold thread, silk and white metal | 40.0 x 40.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 69535
India
Master: Silver Jubilee address and casket 1935
India
Master: Silver Jubilee address and casket 1935
India
Master: Silver Jubilee address and casket 1935
India
Master: Silver Jubilee address and casket 1935
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A Silver Jubilee address, embroidered in gold thread on purple velvet, mounted onto card. It originally would have been presented in its accompanying cylindrical white metal casket, decorated with pierced floral foliate pattern and central blank cartouche. All in a purple velvet covered box with hinged lid embroidered with the emblem of the Scouts Association on the lid and lined with yellow silk.
Provenance
Presented to King George V and Queen Mary from the Boy Scouts Association of Lahore District, Punjab, Northern India, on the occasion of their Silver Jubilee, 1935
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Creator(s)
(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Velvet, gold thread, silk and white metal
Measurements
40.0 x 40.0 cm (whole object)
34.0 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm (whole object)
12.5 x 35.5 x 14.0 cm (whole object)
Category
Place of Production
Punjab [India]
