Textile
ca. 1872 (made)
| Place of origin |
Square cotton textile, block printed cotton in brick red on undyed ground with painted black highlights. Field pattern of interconnecting circles; two borders on all four sides with flower motif in compartments. Complete selvedge to selvedge, cut at both ends.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton, block printed and painted |
| Brief description | Textile, square cover or wrapper, printed cotton, Central India (the Berars), ca. 1872 |
| Physical description | Square cotton textile, block printed cotton in brick red on undyed ground with painted black highlights. Field pattern of interconnecting circles; two borders on all four sides with flower motif in compartments. Complete selvedge to selvedge, cut at both ends. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'N India./The Berars/Class... Heading.../No. ...'
Handwritten at top: 'No. 539 2275' (circular paper label attached to front of object) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8332(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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