Summary
Wooden box with ivory and fine metallic inlay in the style typical of the Indian coastal city of Vizagapatam (present day Visakhapatam) from where this technique first appeared in the mid-eighteenth century.
Although it was common to use sandalwood to construct the box, this example does not have the usual fragrance of the perfumed wood, and may instead be made from deodar cedar or Indian rosewood.
Physical Description
Elongated octagonal box. Lid alternating panels of wood and ivory radiating from central oval panel. Sides similar alternating panels. All inlaid with metal roundels. No markings.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr Will Twycross, 23 Jan 2009
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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Place & Date Made
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Place & Date Exhibited
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Collector
Mr John Twycross, Elsternwick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
281 mm (Width), 111 mm (Depth), 56 mm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
288 mm (Length), 119 mm (Width), 59 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Royal Exhibition Building
