Textile
ca. 1855 - ca. 1879 (made)
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Rectangular shawl or bed cover, block printed wax resist in ajrakh technique. Dyed red field, with indigo medallions, lozenges and floral design. End borders with floral medallions. Made up of two panels joined loosely.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Block printed, resist-dyed and mordant-dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile, shawl or bed cover, ajrakh, block printed, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed cotton, Sindh, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Rectangular shawl or bed cover, block printed wax resist in ajrakh technique. Dyed red field, with indigo medallions, lozenges and floral design. End borders with floral medallions. Made up of two panels joined loosely. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Colours of the Indus : costume and textiles of Pakistan / Nasreen Askari and Rosemary Crill. London: Merrell Holberton in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997 Number: 1858940443
p.63, pl. 102 |
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| Accession number | 5448(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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