Scarf
ca. 1850 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This angochha (shoulder cloth) was made in Jaipur, where block-printing has long been a major industry. This cloth uses only red and black dyes, which would each need separate mordants to fix them – alum for red and iron for black. The mordants would be applied with blocks and the cloth would then be dyed. The cloth also bears a black octroi or tax collection stamp. Printed cloths were subject to levies until Indian Independence in 1947.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, block printed |
| Brief description | Textile, scarf or head cover, cotton block-printed in red and black, probably Jaipur, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Fine white cotton length, the field block-printed with vertical black stripes with a white scrolling design. Ends are block-printed with flower motifs, bordered by a red scrolling design. Complete piece. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '3.6x1.9/DEPT OF SCIENCE AND ART MUSEUM No.812/1852' (small paper label, attached to object) |
| Object history | Acquired from the Great Exhibition of 1851. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, as clothing. |
| Association | |
| Summary | This angochha (shoulder cloth) was made in Jaipur, where block-printing has long been a major industry. This cloth uses only red and black dyes, which would each need separate mordants to fix them – alum for red and iron for black. The mordants would be applied with blocks and the cloth would then be dyed. The cloth also bears a black octroi or tax collection stamp. Printed cloths were subject to levies until Indian Independence in 1947. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bryant, Julius and Weber, Susan; John Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London Newhaven: Yale University Press, 2017
p. 6, fig. 1.10, cat. 13 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 812-1852 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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