Checked Muslin
19th century (made)
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Length of white jamdani muslin, woven with white checks in a secondary weave in heavier cotton thread.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Muslin, woven, with secondary cotton weave |
Brief description | Length of checked muslin ('charkhona') Dhaka, c.1855; Textiles |
Physical description | Length of white jamdani muslin, woven with white checks in a secondary weave in heavier cotton thread. |
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Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India (1866) vol.VII, no.250. |
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Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
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Accession number | IPN.2650 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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