Made for maharajas
Subtitle: designs for princely India
By: Amin Jaffer
Publisher: Scriptum
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781902686691
Subjects: Decorative arts; History; Exports; Imports; Kings and rulers; Civilization; Indic influences
Description: "Made for Maharajas: Designs for Princely India" explores the fascination among Indian royals for western luxury goods. This taste reached its peak at the height of the British Raj (1857-1947), when Indian rulers disarmed and politically marginalized occupied themselves increasingly with vast building projects and conspicuous consumption.
Notes: Originally published: Delhi: Lustre, 2007.