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2001.30.37

Marriage ornament. The ornament consists of a roughly heart shaped pendant attached to which is a loop of coloured and decorated strings. [MdeA 10/5/2002]

2001.30.37

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Collection type
Object
Description
Marriage ornament. The ornament consists of a roughly heart shaped pendant attached to which is a loop of coloured and decorated strings. [MdeA 10/5/2002]
Long description
Marriage ornament. The ornament consists of a roughly heart shaped pendant attached to which is a loop of coloured and decorated strings which would enable the ornament to be worn around the neck with the pendant hanging down over the chest. The heart shaped pendant is constructed on a base of cardboard which has been covered on the back with purple and white paper and at the front has been padded out and then covered with peach coloured satin textile. The satin textile is covered nearly all over with sequins, designs of finely coiled metal wire and copper and silver coloured threads. The neck string is attached to the top of the pendant on either side. The neck string consists of several strands of orange cotton thread which have been wrapped in copper coloured thread. The strands are attached at intervals to four rectangular and two triangular ornaments made of card. These are also backed with purple and white paper and covered on the front with peach coloured satin. The satin is covered with sequins and silver and copper coloured threads. [MdeA 10/5/2002]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Rajasthan
Person
Field collector Cambridge Mission
PRM source Ruth Taylor
Date / Period
Date made: Circa by 1920-1940
Date collected
Circa 1920 - 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 03/05/2001
Materials and processes
Material Cardboard Paper Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Sequin, Material Metal Wire, Material Satin Textile, Material Paper Plant, Process Glued, Process Stitched, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 127 mm, Length: max 740 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2001.30.37
Research and responses

The Revd. Walter William Jarvis was Chaplain and lecturer in English 1946-62 at Stephen's College Delhi. See St Stephens College Delhi India History compiled by Arvind Vepa & Sujit Vishvanathan http://ase.tufts.edu/chemistry/kumar/ssc/html/sschis.html [Accessed 16/09/2013] [MJD 16/09/2013]

Search terms: Marriage, Ornament, Ritual and Ceremonial, Neck Ornament, Ceremonial Object