[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Cabinet # Cabinet Portable fall-front cabinets of this type held personal effects. They were a basic requirement of European merchants and traders living and travelling in Asia. This piece is a particularly early example. It was made under Portuguese patronage in Gujarat or Sindh in the 16th century or early years of the 17th century. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1500–1600 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.317-1866](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.317-1866) · Pramāṇa