Textile
ca. 1867 (made)
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Two parts of a woven muslin scarf or head covering, field printed with rows of green flower heads, the ends with flowering plants between narrow borders of flowers and leaves on an added border of woven metal thread. The ends have woven gold-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven muslin, block printed, gold-wrapped thread at ends |
| Brief description | Textile, parts of a scarf or head covering, block printed muslin, muslin probably from Bengal, printed in Udaipur, ca. 1867 |
| Physical description | Two parts of a woven muslin scarf or head covering, field printed with rows of green flower heads, the ends with flowering plants between narrow borders of flowers and leaves on an added border of woven metal thread. The ends have woven gold-wrapped thread. |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
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| Other number | 6441 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0210(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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