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Shawl

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Gauhati (made)

Complete shawl, white cotton with gold-wrapped thread embroidered border at one end, horizontal white bands at the other.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Embroidery
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Shawl
Materials and techniques
Cotton, woven, embroidered with gold-wrapped thread
Cotton
Gold-Wrapped Thread
Woven
Embroidered
Brief description
Textile, shawl, white cotton with gold borders, Gauhati. ca. 1855.
Physical description
Complete shawl, white cotton with gold-wrapped thread embroidered border at one end, horizontal white bands at the other.
Dimensions
  • Width: 112cm (approx.)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'No. 105/ Gauhatty/A Double Sheet/the ends adorned with golden flowers/Goonar Phooldeah/Borkapar Price 4 Rs/Ghondkaur Sing Sobraj [this line deleted]/Sohet [?] Sing Rajab/contributer' (paper label, attached to object)
  • Lefthand side: 'INDIA-BENGAL/No. 527 Division. 1 Group. 7 Class. 25/Name of article./A double cotton Sheet/the ends adorned with gold flowers/Where produced Gowhatty Assam/Use. 107 Righthand side: 'INDE-BENGAL/No. 527 Division. 1 Groupe. 7 Classe. 2Nom de l'article/Un Drap. Calicot a double orné des fleurs d'or/Ou Produit./Gowhatty Assam/Usage. Habillement' (card label sewn to object)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
2830 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
6084(IS)

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2004
Record URL
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