Jacket
ca. 1855 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
White net jacket, embroidered with white cotton, floral motifs and scalloped edges to end and sleeves.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven net, embroidered with cotton |
| Brief description | Net jacket embroidered with whitework, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | White net jacket, embroidered with white cotton, floral motifs and scalloped edges to end and sleeves. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ENG. NAME. Net,/ SYN. Polka Jacket/ TAMIL./ PRODUCE OR MANUFACTURE. Madras/PRICE [PER - crossed out] 4 Rupees/WHERE PROCURABLE Bazaar/USE./REMARKS.' (Circular paper label attached to object.) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 2744: 'Net Jacket Polka / Madras / 55 / Figured Throughout'. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as garment, clothing. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashmore, Sonia: Arts of Asia, vol. 45, no. 5, September - October 2015, "The Parasol Foundation Trust Programme: digitising and cataloguing the V&A's South Asian collection.", p.106, pl. 22. |
| Other number | 2744 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8647(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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