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Printed Cotton

c.1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragments of block-printed cotton, with an all-over latticework design of leaves and stylised flowers in red, green, blue and black.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.

  • Fragment
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton, block printed
Brief description
Cut pieces of printed cotton yardage, Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh, c. 1855
Physical description
Fragments of block-printed cotton, with an all-over latticework design of leaves and stylised flowers in red, green, blue and black.
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 11875: 'Cotton print piece / Futtygurh / 55 / North west provinces'.
Subject depicted
Other number
11875 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
7372(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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