Turban Length
ca. 1855 (made)
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Rolled turban length, dark blue muslin, tie-dyed with an all-over lattice design in white.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Woven muslin, tie-dyed, woven gold-wrapped thread |
Brief description | Textile, turban length, tie-dyed muslin, woven gold-wrapped thread, Delhi, ca. 1855 |
Physical description | Rolled turban length, dark blue muslin, tie-dyed with an all-over lattice design in white. |
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Gallery label | INDIGO
Indigo takes its name from ‘India’. Derived from the leaves of shrubs in the Indigofera family, the dye has been used for millennia in most regions of India to colour yarn and fabric (especially cotton) in shades of blue. Indigo is a substantive dye, which fixes without the help of a mordant. To make patterned cloth, the dyer may use a ‘resist’ such as wax or string to prevent some areas turning blue, as on this 19th-century turban.
1. Woman’s dress
Indigo-dyed cotton
Kohat, Pakistan, 1850–70
V&A: 4815 (IS)
2. Plain indigo-dyed muslin
Srikakulam (Chicacole), Andhra Pradesh, about 1855
V&A: 8910 (IS)
3. Indigo bricks
Bengal, about 1877
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
4. Tie-dyed turban cloth
Indigo-dyed cotton
Delhi, about 1855
V&A: 7871 (IS)(03/10/2015-10/01/2016) |
Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 7844 (possibly incorrect reference): Turban Piece / Delhi / 55 / 1690 old List / Green Muslin Gold Stripe in end' |
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Other number | 7844 - India Museum Slip Book |
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Accession number | 7871(IS) |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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