Textile
1872 (made)
Place of origin |
Lengths of fine white woven muslin
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Woven muslin |
Brief description | Fine white muslin textiles, Dhaka, 1872 |
Physical description | Lengths of fine white woven muslin |
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Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Exhibited at the 1857 Paris International Exposition to illustrate the manufactures of Bengal. |
Historical context | Intended for use as clothing, when complete. |
Bibliographic reference | Ashmore, Sonia. "Muslin", London, V&A Publishing, 2012.
p. 76 and p. 83, pl. 3. |
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Accession number | 8361(IS) |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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