Indo-Portugese Chest From South India - 19th Century Material - Glass Features: Large-scale storage vessel

Features: Large-scale storage vessel

Two batons have been added recently to the interior of the lid to stop the top splitting

50 x 32 x 82 (wxdxh cms)

Traditionally regarded as a symbol of wisdom

Indo-Portugese Chest From South India - 19th Century Material - Glass Features: Large-scale storage vesselThis is an unusual antique Indian chest, it's constructed from forest teak and is from South India. The iron hasps are shaped somewhere between an elephant & an upside down guitar. This shape of hasp is an Indian interpretation of the Portuguese designs. Trunks made from forest teak are usually quite early as many of the teak forests were replaced with teak plantations in the 19th century, leading to more practical straighter grained, more planky