Patka
c.1745 (made)
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Patka (waist sash) of hand-drawn mordant- and resist-dyed cotton (kalamkari, or chintz). White field; end borders with a row of six plants with purple flowers and green leaves, minor and side borders with floral meander of the same blossoms and leaves against a mustard ground.
Object details
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| Brief description | Patka (waist sash), mordant- and resist-dyed cotton (kalamkari, or chintz), Deccan or South-east India, c.1745; Textles; Men's clothes |
| Physical description | Patka (waist sash) of hand-drawn mordant- and resist-dyed cotton (kalamkari, or chintz). White field; end borders with a row of six plants with purple flowers and green leaves, minor and side borders with floral meander of the same blossoms and leaves against a mustard ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Circular stamp at one end with Persian inscription and date of 1158 (1745 CE). Two small rectangular stamps with Persian inscriptions at other end and a hand drawn inscription with the number 1158[?]. Two faint rectangular stamps with Persian inscriptions in the field. ) |
| Credit line | Given by G. P. Baker |
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| Accession number | IS.79-1950 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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