Maker: Unknown
Formed of hide, circular and domed with a raised rim. Lacquered black inside and out. There are four iron bosses, onion-shaped with petalled flanges, at the centre, retaining iron loops inside with two leather straps and a square leather pad. The bosses are decorated with floral bands and petals. The surface inside and out is considerably chipped, especially around the suspension holes and at one side. At one edge two suspension holes are pierced
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Diameter: 48 cm
Weight: 1635 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Taylor notes, ‘leather shields, two used by Mohammedans, two by Hindoos’. Same workshop as O.193-1879.
Surface Of Hide
composed of
lacquer
( black)
Bosses
composed of
iron
Inscription present: adhesive
Accession number: O.192-1879
Primary reference Number: 160139
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Shield" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/160139 Accessed: 2024-11-22 04:52:22
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/160139
|title=Shield
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 04:52:22|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-160139
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...