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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.6656#0019
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An Indian Toilet Coffret, borne by an Elephant,
Height 5T\ in. Length 7T52 in.
This toilet-table decoration, which is of good workmanship, was brought by Augsburg traders to
the fair at Leipsic, where it was purchased in 1731. Nothing further is known of its origin. Articles of
a similar kind were executed in Delhi and Agra, as well as in China, and we trace something of an oriental
character in this specimen. The trappings of the elephant are of gold and adorned with precious stones. The
Coffret has the form of a building, with towers in the angles, and contains scent bottles and other small
vessels in rock crystal mounted in gold.
An Indian Toilet Coffret, borne by an Elephant,
Height 5T\ in. Length 7T52 in.
This toilet-table decoration, which is of good workmanship, was brought by Augsburg traders to
the fair at Leipsic, where it was purchased in 1731. Nothing further is known of its origin. Articles of
a similar kind were executed in Delhi and Agra, as well as in China, and we trace something of an oriental
character in this specimen. The trappings of the elephant are of gold and adorned with precious stones. The
Coffret has the form of a building, with towers in the angles, and contains scent bottles and other small
vessels in rock crystal mounted in gold.