Lady's belt made by an Armenian master jeweller

Details

• Title

  Lady's belt made by an Armenian master jeweller

• Artist/maker

  Vahe Khatchigian (active c. 1850 - 1896)

• Associated place

  Asia › Turkey (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1880s
  Ottoman Period (1281 - 1924)

• Material and technique

  silver, gilded, with niello, marcasite and filigree work

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › niello

• Technique index

  covered › metallized › gilded;

  needleworked › beadwork › filigree

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › belt

• Dimensions

  83 cm (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mrs Rubina Sevadjian Kingwell, in memory of Vahe and Akabi Khatchigian, Yeranouhi Khatchigian Vanian and Dzovinar Vanian Sevadjian, 2016.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2016.22

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