Tipu's tigers / Susan Stronge.

By:

Stronge, Susan

Contributor(s):

Victoria and Albert Museum

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Delhi : Roli Books, 2009Description: 96 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. ; 22 x 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9788174367259 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

709.54074421 STO 23 015671

LOC classification:

N7302 .S77 2009

Summary: Tipu’s Tiger is one of the V&A’s most enduringly famous and fascinating objects. Commissioned in the 1790s by Tipu Sultan of Mysore, India, this extraordinary wooden automaton of a tiger devouring a British soldier was a symbol of the Sultan’s authority and a reflection of his opposition to the British. After Tipu was killed in 1799, the tiger, which houses pipes that simulate its roar and the shrieks of its victim, was shipped to London, where it has inspired artists and writers, frightened children, and entertained the public ever since. This new book tells the story of the Tiger, and also illustrates and discusses some of the most splendid of Tipu Sultan’s other treasures – his throne, textiles and spectacular weapons, all decorated with the ruler’s iconic tiger forms and patterns. Tipu’s Tiger is a perennial favorite of visitors to the V&A.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-95) and index.

Tipu’s Tiger is one of the V&A’s most enduringly famous and fascinating objects. Commissioned in the 1790s by Tipu Sultan of Mysore, India, this extraordinary wooden automaton of a tiger devouring a British soldier was a symbol of the Sultan’s authority and a reflection of his opposition to the British. After Tipu was killed in 1799, the tiger, which houses pipes that simulate its roar and the shrieks of its victim, was shipped to London, where it has inspired artists and writers, frightened children, and entertained the public ever since.
This new book tells the story of the Tiger, and also illustrates and discusses some of the most splendid of Tipu Sultan’s other treasures – his throne, textiles and spectacular weapons, all decorated with the ruler’s iconic tiger forms and patterns.
Tipu’s Tiger is a perennial favorite of visitors to the V&A.

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