Indian, Northern India - Helmet, 17th century-18th century

Indian, Northern India

Helmet (Kulah Khud), 17th century-18th century

Metal , 18 x 29.5 cm (7 1/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

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Object details

Accession number

M27w72

Primary Creator

Indian, Northern India

Full title

Helmet (Kulah Khud)

Creation Date

17th century-18th century

Provenance


Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Cairo in winter 1904-1905, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950). (with museum no. M27w75)

Dimensions

18 x 29.5 cm (7 1/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

Display Media

Metal

Web Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Permanent Gallery Location

Long Gallery

Bibliography

Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 231. (as North Indian (Rapjut), 17th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 133-34, no. 64. (North Indian, 17th or 18th century)
Walter J. Karcheski, Jr. "An Ecclesiastical Glaive in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." Fenway Court (1985), p. 51. (called a "kulah khud helmet")

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Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.