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ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Place of origin

Fragment of a sari, red cotton tie-dyed with floral designs and other patterns in white and blue; deep side and end borders of gold-wrapped thread in geometric designs, the end border also features bands of designs in green and silver-wrapped thread.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, woven and tie-dyed, and gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread, woven
Brief description
Textile, fragment of a tie-dyed cotton sari, Rajasthan, ca. 1855-1879.
Physical description
Fragment of a sari, red cotton tie-dyed with floral designs and other patterns in white and blue; deep side and end borders of gold-wrapped thread in geometric designs, the end border also features bands of designs in green and silver-wrapped thread.
Dimensions
  • Root numbered part length: 60cm
  • Root numbered part width: 40cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
The complete piece would have been intended for use as clothing, a garment.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
7826(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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