Catalogue of the collection of Indian arms and objects of art presented by the princes and nobles of India to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales ... on the occasion of his visit to India in 1875-1876 ; now in the Indian Room at Marlborough House
This is a Victorian catalogue, published in 1898 in London, of Indian arms and art objects given to the Prince of Wales by Indian princes and nobles during his 1875-1876 visit, now housed at Marlborough House for the Indian Room. The plates photograph each display case, arranging swords, daggers, shields and ceremonial objects in symmetrical fan-like compositions against a plain backdrop. A designer might take from them the radial, mirrored layouts of blades and shields, and the ornate hilts, scabbards and chased metalwork.
