Not currently on display at the V&A

Table Cloth

ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White silk tablecloth, with bands woven in gold-wrapped thread, with bands of gold-wrapped thread and fringes at each end.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk and gold-wrapped thread, woven
Brief description
Textile, silk tablecloth, India, possibly Kanpur, ca. 1855-1879.
Physical description
White silk tablecloth, with bands woven in gold-wrapped thread, with bands of gold-wrapped thread and fringes at each end.
Dimensions
  • Length: 85cm
  • Width: 86cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a table cloth.
Other number
8,299 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0128(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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