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INDIA, CIRCA 1916
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AN ANGLO-INDIAN SILVER PRESENTATION PLAQUE
INDIA, CIRCA 1916
Engraved, one side with "Her Excellency The Lady Carmichael's medal for the best plain sewing Winner Mrs M.F. Jordon 9th Dec. 1916," the other side with a depiction of Mother India (Bharat Mata), inscribed below, Janani janmabhumischa shargwadwapi gariyashi ("Mother and motherland are superior to Heaven") in Sanskrit, Bengali script, enclosed in a case
3 1/8 in. (7.8 cm.) long, the pendant
5 ¾ in. (14.7 cm) long, the chain
3 oz. 2 dwt. (98.8 gr.)
INDIA, CIRCA 1916
Engraved, one side with "Her Excellency The Lady Carmichael's medal for the best plain sewing Winner Mrs M.F. Jordon 9th Dec. 1916," the other side with a depiction of Mother India (Bharat Mata), inscribed below, Janani janmabhumischa shargwadwapi gariyashi ("Mother and motherland are superior to Heaven") in Sanskrit, Bengali script, enclosed in a case
3 1/8 in. (7.8 cm.) long, the pendant
5 ¾ in. (14.7 cm) long, the chain
3 oz. 2 dwt. (98.8 gr.)
Provenance
with Mrs. M.F. Jordon, India, circa 1916, presumably.
with Spink & Son, London.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 30 September 1988.
with Spink & Son, London.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 30 September 1988.
Literature
The present Anglo-India plaque shares stylistic characteristics with traditional Hindu plaque amulets. For illustrations of Indian die-stamped amulets, see O. Untracht, Traditional Jewelry of India, 1997, pgs. 97-102.