[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) › Firman case # Firman case This leather pouch was a container for an official letter or proclamation (firman) issued by a person of standing within the Mughal empire of the 18th century. It is one of a group of three acquired by the museum in 1923, and would have been lined with fine taffeta. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-235-1923](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-235-1923) · Pramāṇa