Made for maharajas
by Amin Jaffer
Decorative artsHistoryExportsImportsKings and rulersCivilizationIndic influences
"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.
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