Miniature Turban
ca. 1867 (made)
| Place of origin |
Miniature wrapped turban of cream coloured cotton (quite dirty). Elaborately pleated over coarse cotton cloth padding.
Object details
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| Brief description | Miniature turban in Benares style, cream-coloured cotton wrapped over coarse cotton cloth padding, Varanasi, c.1867; Hats and Headwear; Textiles |
| Physical description | Miniature wrapped turban of cream coloured cotton (quite dirty). Elaborately pleated over coarse cotton cloth padding. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Remains of magenta silk thread that once held a paper label) |
| Object history | Part of set of minitaure turbans in different regional styles made in Varanasi for the Paris Exhibition of 1867. Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 5649: 'Model of Turban / Benares Pugree / Benares, Bengal / 1867 / Rs. 1 / Original Nos. 4257' |
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| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
| Other number | 5649 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5803(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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