Textile
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
White cotton textile with fringes at both ends. One end has a decorative horizontal band with motifs in woven metal-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton and metal-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Garment or cover, white cotton with metal-wrapped thread at one end, Gauhati, ca. 1855. Textile. |
| Physical description | White cotton textile with fringes at both ends. One end has a decorative horizontal band with motifs in woven metal-wrapped thread. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'No 132/Gawhatty/a double cotton sheet embroidered in gold/Khusin [?unclear] Kapur/Contributed by Govt/price Rs 7-0-0' (paper label attached to object) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as garment, clothing. |
| Other number | 2839 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6083(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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