Sujet
Casket presented to Lady Mayo by the Rajah of Kappoorthulla, 1874. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Casket presented to Lady Mayo by the Rajah of Kappoorthulla, 1874. The widow of Richard Southwell Bourke, Viceroy and Governor-General of India...received...a testimonial of the esteem felt for her lamented husband...The memorial gift will be an heirloom in Lady Mayo's family...[The] necklace lay in the casket, also designed and made by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, which is constructed of fine-grained black ebony with silver mounts, to suit the mourning character of the memorial. It is octagonal in shape, supported by an angelic figure at each corner. On the front panel appear the arms and supporters of the late Earl, encircled by the collars of the Orders of St. Patrick and the Star of India, with their respective badges. The casket is surmounted by the arms and supporters of the Rajah, artistically carved in silver. The front panel of the lid bears the following inscription: "Presented to Blanche Julia, Countess of Mayo, by his Highness Kharak Singh, Rajah-i-Rajgan of Kuppoorthala, in affectionate and grateful remembrance of the late Richard Southwell Bourke, sixth Earl of Mayo, K.P., G.C.S.I., Viceroy and Governor-General of India. Feb. 8, 1872".' From "Illustrated London News", 1874.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A33_032
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
7,4Mo (441,0Ko) / 16,9cm x 11,0cm / 1998 x 1302 (300dpi)