Enquiry about object: 4948
Pair of Indian Silver ‘Mulberry’ Anklets/Bracelets
Western India circa 1900
external diameter: 9.7cm, height or thickness: 4.5cm, combined weight: 605g
Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
Each of this fine pair of either anklets or bracelets has a cushion-like form, but the sides are pierced and have been constructed by the careful soldering together of hundreds of tiny silver spheres.
The anklets are hinged and where the two halves come together, the sides are decorated with leafy motifs which are akin to the serrated leaves of the mulberry tree. To complete the imagery, the tops of the anklets have mulberry-like pyramid protuberances
The anklets are in excellent condition.
References
Barnard, N., Indian Jewellery, V&A Publishing, 2008.
van Cutsem, A., A World of Bracelets: Africa, Asia, Oceania, America, Skira, 2002.
