Turban Cloth
ca. 1855 (made)
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Parts of a dark red cotton turban cloth, tie-dyed with white spots.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, woven and tie-dyed |
| Brief description | Parts of a turban cloth, tie-dyed cotton in pattern of white rings on red, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, c. 1855 |
| Physical description | Parts of a dark red cotton turban cloth, tie-dyed with white spots. |
| 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, vol.I, no.33. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'No.33 / INDIAN FABRICS. / TURBAN. / Cotton: common pattern and material. / Length 23 yards; width 12 inches; weight 13 oz.; price 10s. / From MADURA, MADRAS / |
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| Accession number | 7626(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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