Textile
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Cut fragment, block printed and mordant-dyed, and probably painted, the field has a latticework design containing a design resembling birds in a nest, decorative floral borders and hems, the colours are predominantly red, blue, green, yellow and black; the main end border contains a floral finial design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, block printed and mordant-dyed |
| Brief description | Textile, cut fragment, block printed and dyed cotton, South India, for the Malay market, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Cut fragment, block printed and mordant-dyed, and probably painted, the field has a latticework design containing a design resembling birds in a nest, decorative floral borders and hems, the colours are predominantly red, blue, green, yellow and black; the main end border contains a floral finial design. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | The complete object was possibly intended as a garment. |
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| Accession number | 5424(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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