Wrapped Garment
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Block printed muslin shoulder or waist cloth, white ground block printed in red with two horizontal bands of two diferent styles of buta (flowering sprigs) in ends, divided by narrow red patterned bands. Same patterned band design used in side borders.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven muslin, block printed |
| Brief description | Shoulder or waist cloth, white cotton ground with printed red flower end borders, probably Rajasthan, ca. 1855; Textiles; Accessories; Men's Clothes |
| Physical description | Block printed muslin shoulder or waist cloth, white ground block printed in red with two horizontal bands of two diferent styles of buta (flowering sprigs) in ends, divided by narrow red patterned bands. Same patterned band design used in side borders. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscription at one end reading 'naan'. Tax stamp at one corner (octroi)) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 3663: 'Cotton Printed Kerchief / Bombay (Whence received) / 55 / Printed borders and ends, Muslin material' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, as clothing. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Other number | 3663 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 9633(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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