H x W x D: 15.3 x 16.1 x 0.8 cm (6 x 6 5/16 x 5/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Punjab, or Uttar Pradesh state, North India
Date:
19th century
Provenance:
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unidentified owner in 1907 [1]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
Notes:
[1] See Reserved Metal List, R. 5211, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record, there is no record of purchase for this object, other than value.
[2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
