Spotted Muslin
c.1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Length of white muslin, embroidered in red cotton, with regular rows of red spots.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Muslin, woven, embroidered with cotton |
| Brief description | Length of white muslin embroidered with red spots ("bootee"), Dhaka, Bangladesh, c.1855; Textiles |
| Physical description | Length of white muslin, embroidered in red cotton, with regular rows of red spots. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip Book entry 4152: 'Muslin Pink Dots / Booteah / Dacca / 55 / Sample in Fabric Book'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India vol VII, no.260. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
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| Other number | 4152 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 8826(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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