Basket
0

Search results

Start typing

Victoria & Albert: Art & Love: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
    INDIA

    Emerald girdle of Maharaja Sher Singh

    c. 1840

    RCIN 11291

    Originally made for Sher Singh in traditional Mughal form, using emeralds from his father Runjit Sing (‘Lion of the Punjab’), the girdle was taken from Lahore in 1849 and presented to Queen Victoria in 1851 after the Great Exhibition.

    Presented to Queen Victoria in 1851

      PreviousNext
      PreviousNext
      Quick Links
      Official Royal Residences

      The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.