Description: |
Body armour said to be from Mandvi, Gujarat, possibly 18th century. Acquired by Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York (1725-1807) and sold to Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783-1848) and his son Llewelyn Meyrick (1804-1837), preserved in Goodrich House, Herefordshire. Drawing by Joseph Skelton (1783-1871). Current whereabout unknown. (Skelton, Engraved Illustrations, 1854, pl. 141). |