Scarf
mid-19th century (made)
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Scarf of embroidered white muslin with white cotton thread in chain-stitch. With scalloped edges. Along the scalloped edges is a continuous floral stem. The field is plain and the end borders are filled with three cones.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Embroidered muslin with cotton thread |
Brief description | Scarf of embroidered muslin with cotton thread, Dhaka, mid-19th century |
Physical description | Scarf of embroidered white muslin with white cotton thread in chain-stitch. With scalloped edges. Along the scalloped edges is a continuous floral stem. The field is plain and the end borders are filled with three cones. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Walter Brescoe |
Object history | A gift received from Mrs Walter Brescoe. |
Bibliographic reference | Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
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Accession number | IS.39-1966 |
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Record created | March 2, 2005 |
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