Textile
ca. 1850 (made)
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Large fragment of woven purple and gold-coloured striped silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in bands of diagonal stripes alternating with scrolling buta patterns with red silk detail.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, gold-wrapped thread brocade |
| Brief description | Textile, fragment, woven silk, gold-wrapped thread brocade, Ahmedabad, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Large fragment of woven purple and gold-coloured striped silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in bands of diagonal stripes alternating with scrolling buta patterns with red silk detail. |
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| Object history | Exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851. The original or whole piece cost 3 British Pounds and 6 Shillings. |
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| Accession number | 787-1852 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2012 |
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