Jamdani Sari
c.1880 (made)
| Place of origin |
Muslin sari with patterning in discontinuous cotton weft (jamdani). White ground with field pattern of large white butis. Borders worked in red, blue and yellow, with a repeating motif of a man on horseback. Four red corner kalkas, two at each end.
Object details
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| Brief description | Jamdani sari, white with patterning in red, yellow and blue, Dhaka, c.1880; Textiles; Women's Clothes |
| Physical description | Muslin sari with patterning in discontinuous cotton weft (jamdani). White ground with field pattern of large white butis. Borders worked in red, blue and yellow, with a repeating motif of a man on horseback. Four red corner kalkas, two at each end. |
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| Object history | Purchased by Caspar Purdon Clarke in Dhaka. 1883 Register Entry: 'DRESS PIECE. Muslin. Centre figured with conventional floral design in white; border in red, blue, and yellow, representing men on horseback. The corners contain floral cones. Dacca. L. 13 ft., 3 in., W. 3 ft. 5 in. Bought, 11s 6d. 663 IS. 1883'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.663-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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