Silver vase taken from the Kabul Residency, 1879
The gutted ruins of the British Residency in Kabul were investigated by General Frederick Roberts' troops in October 1879. 'The Residency was looted so thoroughly that not even a peg has been left in the walls', reported the 'Times' correspondent. Further exploration turned up personal effects in the rubble. This vase had a label attached to it inscribed 'Cavagnari, Cabul, Afghanistan Sept 3rd 1879 from Residency'. The stem of the vase has been damaged, presumably during the Afghan attack.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1959-12-199-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, London
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1959-12-199-1
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