Sari
c. 1880-82 (made)
| Place of origin |
Sari in four fragments, red cotton warps and blue cotton wefts, with weft ikat trellis pattern in the field; one end left plain. Orange silk weft band in both end borders, principle border wider. Side borders of white diamond pattern on dark blue
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | cotton, silk wefts |
| Brief description | Sari in four fragments, purple cotton with white ikat trellis pattern and orange ends, Madurai, c.1881-1882; Textiles; Clothing; Women's clothes |
| Physical description | Sari in four fragments, red cotton warps and blue cotton wefts, with weft ikat trellis pattern in the field; one end left plain. Orange silk weft band in both end borders, principle border wider. Side borders of white diamond pattern on dark blue |
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| Object history | 1880 Register entry: Dress piece (Sari). Cotton. Woven with a check pattern of spots in white on a purple ground with narrow side borders in black, white and yellow. The principle end border has transverse bands and stripes in orange silk and white cottton. Madura. 19th cent. L.23 ft. 9 in, W. 3 ft 6 in. Bought 8s 6d |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian ikat textiles / Rosemary Crill. London: V&A Publications, 1998 Number: 1851772421
p.77, pl. 59 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.1741-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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