Not currently on display at the V&A

Scarf

c.1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Lahore (made)
Punjab (made)

Large complete dark indigo-dyed plain woven cotton textile, made up of three panels sewn together.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Scarf
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Large scarf or sheet of indigo-dyed woven cotton, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, c.1855
Physical description
Large complete dark indigo-dyed plain woven cotton textile, made up of three panels sewn together.
Dimensions
  • Length: 288cm
  • Width: 148cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3914: 'Blue Cotton Scarf or Sheet / Lahore / 55 / Plain Material.'
Other number
3914 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
05483(IS)

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1281524/scarf-unknown/
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