Pachisi Board
c.1855 (made)
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Game (pachisi) board, satin stitch, wool embroidered with floss silk, with floral designs in the centre. Striped silk and cotton on the back.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wool, embroidered with silk |
| Brief description | Pachisi board of red wool embroidered with floss silks and couched with silver-gilt wrapped thread, Sindh, Pakistan, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Game (pachisi) board, satin stitch, wool embroidered with floss silk, with floral designs in the centre. Striped silk and cotton on the back. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 12088: 'Cloth Embroidered for drafts / Scinde / 55.' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as the board for a game. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.)
p.53, cat. no. 38 |
| Other number | 12088 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 4709(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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