Sujet

Casket presented to the Shahzada by the City Corporation, 1895. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Casket presented to the Shahzada by the City Corporation, 1895. 'The solid gold casket containing the address of welcome presented to H.H. the Shahzada [crown prince of Afghanistan] by the Corporation at the Guildhall on June 6 was the work of Messrs. Mappin and Webb, of 2, Queen Victoria Street, E.C., and 151 to 162, Oxford Street, W. The right and left panels bear the monograms of the Shahzada and the Ameer, respectively, divided from the centre panel by pillars in repoussé Persian Arabesque, The reverse bears an equivalent inscription in Persian characters, flanked by the arms of Afghanistan, with pilasters and ornamentation as on the obverse. Upon either extremity are depicted in relief views of the Guildhall and Dorchester House [the prince's residence while in London]'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM26A09_097

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

6,7Mo (664,9Ko) / 15,2cm x 11,0cm / 1796 x 1303 (300dpi)

Mots clés

London England arts politics country metal art box British decoration decorative ornate gold political boxes gift present location century city of london valuable Britain newspapers press print international relations concept decorated B&W engraved engraving casket 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Corporation of London Illustrated London News wood engraving ILN newspaper Unknown Khan Webb 19th-century The Illustrated London News Mappin & Webb Mappin & Nasrullah Khan Nasrullah Nasrullah Khan Barakzai Barakzai Nasr Ullah Khan Nasr Ullah