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It was made at Vizagapatam, a port on the east coast of India famous for its fine cabinet work.  The maker has decorated the face of the cabinet with a combination of ivory inlay and ivory veneer in a style of the 1750s. From 1760 to 1780 was a period of transition between the two techniques practised by Vizagapatam workshops.  The use of ivory veneer gave makers a greater degree of flexibility. They could decorate more freely and easily by engraving on ivory than by inlaying ivory into a wooden ground. A major innovation in decoration was the introduction of figurative scenes and architectural views engraved on ivory. There are examples on the central group of compartments and the interior drawers of the cabinet.  These images are frequently fantastical. However, they were originally inspired by European prints from illustrated volumes. These are prominently listed in inventories of the time of the British in India and they were regularly advertised for sale in newspapers.","physicalDescription":"Rosewood cabinet on stand, inlaid and partly veneered with ivory; with silver mounts.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Rosewood, inlaid and partly veneered with ivory, with silver mounts","categories":[{"text":"Furniture","id":"THES48948"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":["2006AM9028","2006AP2502","2006AM9029","2006AM8491","2019MA7761"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES404175"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES404175"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Cabinet","id":""}],[{"text":"stand","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Vishakhapatnam","id":"x30955"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1765","earliest":"1760-01-01","latest":"1769-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Miss Muriel Bryant","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"174","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"103","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"55","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"The engraved ornament on the two upper drawers show two views of Old Montagu House, Bloomsbury, London, original home of the British Museum.\r\nAccording to Edward Croft Murray (RF 23 Sept 1963) 'they are engravings appearing on the same plate by J. Green, after Samuel Wale, and were illustrations to R&J Dodsley: London and its Environs Described, 1761.'\r\nThe RF also has a Letter from Miss Bryant, dated June 5 1951, saying that the cabinet 'Belonged to my sister, the late Mrs Scott of Langlee, and was brought from China by our uncle, at the end of the last century, probably between 1870 & 1880'.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Rosewood cabinet on stand, inlaid and partly veneered with ivory, Vishakhapatnam, ca. 1765.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Jaffer, A. Furniture from British India and Ceylon: a catalogue of the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2001. ISBN 1 85177 318 5.p.191, pl.42.\r\n\r\nGuy, J., and Swallow, D., (eds). ‘Arts of India: 1550-1900’. London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990. ISBN 1851770224., p.202-203, pl.178."},{"reference":{"text":"Luxury goods from India : the art of the Indian cabinet maker / Amin Jaffer. 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In the 18th century, Vizagapatam was a leading centre of wood and ivory work, where local craftsmen used their traditional woodworking skills to produce western-style furniture for Europeans. The cabinet is inspired by English models. The engraved images on the two upper drawers show Montagu House in Bloomsbury, London – the original home of the British Museum","date":{"text":"01/08/2017","earliest":"2017-08-01","latest":"2017-08-01"}}],"partNumbers":["IS.289-1951","IS.289A-1951"],"accessionNumberNum":"289","accessionNumberPrefix":"IS","accessionYear":1951,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Cabinet","stand"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-06-04","recordCreationDate":"1999-12-15","availableToBook":false}}