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Shawl
- Place of origin:
Bengal (possibly (script is Bengali), made)
Mathura (possibly: according to register description, made) - Date:
ca. 1881 - ca. 1882 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Woven cotton, block printed
- Museum number:
IS.1110-1883
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Complete shawl of yellow cotton, block printed with Bengali inscriptions and Vishnu's feet designs in brick red.
Place of Origin
Bengal (possibly (script is Bengali), made)
Mathura (possibly: according to register description, made)
Date
ca. 1881 - ca. 1882 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Woven cotton, block printed
Dimensions
Length: 188 cm, Width: 93 cm
Object history note
Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882.
Historical context note
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Descriptive line
Shawl (dupatta), printed cotton, blocks of script, Bengal or possibly Mathura, ca. 1881-1882
Materials
Cotton
Techniques
Woven; Block printed
Subjects depicted
Text; Feet
Categories
Textiles; Clothing; Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection