Two-light wall bracket

Unknown

after 1799 · Ivory · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The bracket, which depicts a lion triumphant over a tiger, may have been made to commemorate the British victory over Tipu Sultan, the "Tiger of Mysore," in the battle of Srirangapattana in 1799. The Persian emblem overhead was Tipu's motto, "Gift of God," which the British adopted to allude to their victory.

Artist

Unknown

Date

after 1799

Medium

Ivory

Culture

Indian, Murshidabad

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964