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Square turban cloth

Square Turban Cloth
mid-19th century (Made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Dacca (Made)

Square turban cloth made from undyed 'muga' silk and cotton mixture, with undyed 'muga' silk embroidery.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Embroidery
Clothing
India Museum
Object type
Square turban cloth
TitleSquare turban cloth (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silk and cotton, running stitch and stem-stitch.
Fabric
Silk Thread
Embroidering
Brief description
Textile
Physical description
Square turban cloth made from undyed 'muga' silk and cotton mixture, with undyed 'muga' silk embroidery.
Dimensions
  • Length: 118cm
  • Width: 113cm
Bibliographic references
  • 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.) : p.67
  • Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.) p.63, cat. no. 52
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
6038(IS)

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Record createdMarch 9, 2005
Record URL
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