Garland
ca. 1855 (made)
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Garland of medallions and large beads, decorated with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, sequins, flattened and coiled gold and silver wire, gold and silver-coloured sequins and fringes, and tinsel decorations with red and green glass beads. There are also loops of ribbons made of flattened gold wire. On a white textile ground (silk or cotton).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Applied gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, gold and silver wire and glass |
| Brief description | Garland of state, gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, gold and silver wire, glass beads, Lucknow, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Garland of medallions and large beads, decorated with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, sequins, flattened and coiled gold and silver wire, gold and silver-coloured sequins and fringes, and tinsel decorations with red and green glass beads. There are also loops of ribbons made of flattened gold wire. On a white textile ground (silk or cotton). |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip Book entry 8428: 'Garland of State Set with Glass / Lucknow / 55'. |
| Other number | 8428 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 5902(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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