Description: Indian Silver Beaker
Circa 1895, Calcutta
The tapering cylindrical form chased with scenes of country life in Bengal, a village maiden swimming, a monkey stealing bananas, a workman carrying a bundle on his head, among others.
Height 6 inches.
Reference:
Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj, Vidya Dehejia, Numbers 93 & 95, Mapin Publishing, 2008
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