plaque, plaque
Accession Number

NAM.1956-10-41-2

Description

Carved mahogany plaque, 1857 (c). With relief outline of two lions couchant; natural wood with highly polished patina. The lions were taken from the bed frame of Bahadur Shah Zafar II, the last Mughal Emperor during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859) by Brooke Boyd, 1857 (c).

Events

Delhi, Siege of, 1857 (Indian Mutiny 1857-1859)