A gold-koftgari steel armguard (dastana) Lahore, early 19th Century
A gold-koftgari steel armguard (dastana)
Lahore, early 19th Century
of typical form, decorated in gold overlay with floral designs and cartouches, hinged wrist-plate decorated en suite, both with blue thread to upper edges, with chainmail hand-defence, the chainmail decorated in gold overlay with repeated lozenges, all lined with red velvet
48 cm. long
A pair of gold-koftgari armguards from Lahore dated to the early 19th Century are in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Accession No. 3422:1&:2/(IS)).
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A gold-koftgari steel armguard (dastana)
Lahore, early 19th Century
of typical form, decorated in gold overlay with floral designs and cartouches, hinged wrist-plate decorated en suite, both with blue thread to upper edges, with chainmail hand-defence, the chainmail decorated in gold overlay with repeated lozenges, all lined with red velvet
48 cm. long
A pair of gold-koftgari armguards from Lahore dated to the early 19th Century are in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Accession No. 3422:1&:2/(IS)).
