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Jamdani Stole

c.1855 (made)
Place of origin

White muslin stole patterned with discontinuous supplementary pink cotton weft (jamdani). Pattern of grapevines worked at either end, with small butis in field a grape leaf borders.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Jamdani stole, white with floral pattern in pink, Dhaka, c.1855; Textiles; Accessories
Physical description
White muslin stole patterned with discontinuous supplementary pink cotton weft (jamdani). Pattern of grapevines worked at either end, with small butis in field a grape leaf borders.
Dimensions
  • Length: 2775mm
  • Width: 640mm
  • Weight: 60g
28 ends p/cm, 20 picks p/cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879.
Collection
Accession number
8686(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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