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Jamdani Stole

c.1855 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Dhaka (Made)
Bangladesh (made)

White muslin scarf, figured in the loom ('jamdani' work). Repeated plant motif on ends, trailing plants on borders. Field woven with palmette rosettes.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Clothing
Embroidery
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Jamdani Stole
Materials and techniques
Cotton
Muslin
Jamdani
Brief description
Jamdani stole, white with floral pattern, Dhaka, c.1855; Textiles
Physical description
White muslin scarf, figured in the loom ('jamdani' work). Repeated plant motif on ends, trailing plants on borders. Field woven with palmette rosettes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 262cm
  • Width: 63cm
  • Weight: 60g
30 ends p/cm, 25 picks p/cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as garment/clothing.
Subject depicted
Plants
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
  • Ashmore, Sonia. "Muslin", London, V&A Publishing, 2012. p. 77, p. 97, pl. 23 (detail).
  • Das, N. and Llewellyn-Jones, R. (eds.). Murshidabad: Forgotten Capital of Bengal, ISBN 978-81-921106-9-1. Marg, Mumbai, 2013. ISBN 978-81-921106-9-1. p. 77, pl. 4 (detail).
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
6173(IS)

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Record createdMarch 18, 2005
Record URL
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