3280 x 4472 px | 27,8 x 37,9 cm | 10,9 x 14,9 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
25 octobre 2015
Lieu:
royal armouries, armouries drive, leeds, LS10 1LT, england, united kingdom,
Informations supplémentaires:
This 17th century elephant armour compraised of 5, 840 plates and weighing 118kg, some plates are missing and originally the total number would be 8, 439 and weigh 159kg. It recently entered the Guinness Book of Records as the largest animal armour in the world. Acquired in India by Lady Clive, wife of Edward, 2nd Lord Clive (Governor of Madras), between 1798 and 1800, and brought to England in 1801 and displayed in the Elephant Room at Powis Castle. Placed on loan to the Armouries in 1949 for conservation, then presented to the nation in lieu of death duties by the Earl of Powis in 1962 and placed in the care of the Armouries. Until the widespread use of firearms war elephants were a dominant force in Indian warfare. Probably made in one of the arsenals of the Mughal Empire in northern India in the late 16th or early 17th century The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a national museum which displays the National Collection of Arms and Armour. It is part of the Royal Armouries family of museums, the other sites being the Tower of London, its traditional home, Fort Nelson, Hampshire, for the display of its National Collection of Artillery, and permanent galleries within the Frazier History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The Royal Armouries is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The Royal Armouries Museum is a £42.5 million purpose built museum located in Leeds Dock that opened in 1996. Its collection was previously on display or in storage at the Tower of London where the Royal Armouries still maintains a presence and displays in the White Tower.
