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Jamdani Yardage

c.1872 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cut length of white muslin, patterned with discontinuous supplementary cotton weft (jamdani). Latticework design.


Object details

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Brief description
Length of jamdani yardage with diamond lattice pattern, Dhaka, c.1872; Textiles
Physical description
Cut length of white muslin, patterned with discontinuous supplementary cotton weft (jamdani). Latticework design.
Dimensions
  • Width: 82.5cm (maximum)
  • Length: 204cm
  • Weight: 80g
35(?) ends p/cm, 26 picks p/cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 11951: 'Sample of Muslin, Jamdanee, Dacca Bengal, Figured in the Loom'.
Other number
11951 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
8734(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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