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Jamdani Muslin

c.1855 (made)
Place of origin

Length of muslin patterned with diagonal stripes of pulled work, alternating with abstract diamond motif. Recorded in original acquisition records as jamdani work (discontinuous supplementary cotton weft patterning in muslin) although similar patterns recorded as worked by embroidery as in 4750(IS). One of five cut pieces.


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Brief description
Length of jamdani yardage with diagonal stripes, Dhaka, Bangladesh, c.1855; Textiles
Physical description
Length of muslin patterned with diagonal stripes of pulled work, alternating with abstract diamond motif. Recorded in original acquisition records as jamdani work (discontinuous supplementary cotton weft patterning in muslin) although similar patterns recorded as worked by embroidery as in 4750(IS). One of five cut pieces.
Dimensions
  • Length: 272cm
  • Width: 80cm
Original dimensions: 9995 x 800mm, weight 320g; 34 ends p/cm, 28 picks p/cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 2738: 'Muslin Flowered, Jamdanee Kind, Dacca, Diagonal Stripes, Discolored from Show'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, Second Series (India Museum, London, 1873-77), No. 874.
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Bibliographic reference
Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874. 'MUSLIN. Length, 10 Yds. 33 1/2 Ins.; Width, 31 1/2 Ins.; Weight, 11 oz. 5 dr. DACCA. No. 874, Second Series. "2738".'
Other number
2738 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0214A/(IS)

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Record createdJune 14, 2012
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