Headcover
c.1879 (made)
| Place of origin |
Headcover or shawl of red muslin ornamented with silver and silk ribbon (gota). For 5 feet (60 cm), equal to the width, one end is covered with silver stripes whilst for the remainder only the upper half of the width is so covered. The lower half is plain. All the borders, with the exception of the plain part, have a 'petal' motif between double and single fillets of silver. The petals are also of silver ribbon.
Object details
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| Brief description | Headcover or shawl, red muslin with applied silver ribbon, Jodhpur, c.1879; Textile; Clothing; Women's Clothes |
| Physical description | Headcover or shawl of red muslin ornamented with silver and silk ribbon (gota). For 5 feet (60 cm), equal to the width, one end is covered with silver stripes whilst for the remainder only the upper half of the width is so covered. The lower half is plain. All the borders, with the exception of the plain part, have a 'petal' motif between double and single fillets of silver. The petals are also of silver ribbon. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Isabella M. Impey |
| Object history | Object was accessioned as a sari, but its short length indicates it is more likely to be a headcover. According to the donor, it was worn by a wide of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II (1873-1895) of Jodhpur in 1879. |
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| Accession number | IM.35A-1933 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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