Jamdani Muslin
c.1855 (made)
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Length of white muslin, with all over supplementary weft decoration (jamdani) of red sprigs in cotton.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Muslin, jamdani |
| Brief description | White muslin with red supplementary weft decoration (jamdani) of small butis, Hyderabad, Telangana c.1855 |
| Physical description | Length of white muslin, with all over supplementary weft decoration (jamdani) of red sprigs in cotton. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum slip number 10770 on sewn label is incorrect - Slip number on India Museum tag 2687: 'Muslin Figured / Hyderabad Deccan / 55 / Sample in Show Case'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874) vol 864-920, no.890. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as clothing/garment. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874.
'MUSLIN. / Length 11 Yds. 21 ins.; Width 31 Ins; Weight, 12 oz. 12 dr. / HYDERABAD, DECCAN. / No.890, SECOND SERIES. / "2687". |
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| Accession number | 8695(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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