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Sari

ca.1881-1882 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Berhampore silk', whether raw or manufactured, referred to products from four different local centres which were marketed at Berhampore (modern Baharampur); it was then a substantial industry. Tie-dyeing and its printed imitations are no longer produced in West Bengal. In 1882, this sari was probably resist-dyed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sari
  • Sari
Materials and techniques
Discharge-printed silk in imitation of tie-dye.
Brief description
Sari, blue silk with resist-dyed patterns in white, Berhampur, West Bengal, ca. 1881-1882.
Physical description
Silk sari printed in imitation of tie-dye with small white spots on a blue ground forming a trellis in the centre; and broad border of boteh.
Dimensions
  • Width: 91cm
  • Length: 685cm
Object history
1883 Register Entry: 'GARMENT, "SARI." Silk, printed, with small white spots on a blue ground forming a trellis in the centre; and broad borders
of cones at the ends. Berhampur. L. 22 ft. 6 in., W. 3 ft. 3 in. Bought, 10s.'
Subject depicted
Summary
'Berhampore silk', whether raw or manufactured, referred to products from four different local centres which were marketed at Berhampore (modern Baharampur); it was then a substantial industry. Tie-dyeing and its printed imitations are no longer produced in West Bengal. In 1882, this sari was probably resist-dyed.
Bibliographic reference
Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303 pp.176-77, Fig. 80.
Collection
Accession number
IS.677-1883

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Record createdJuly 29, 2008
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