Coverlet
c.1855-79 (made)
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Square red silk coverlet with tapestry-woven inscriptions in silver-gilt wrapped silk thread.
Object details
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| Brief description | Red silk coverlet with woven gold Islamic inscriptions, Malay peninsula, c.1855-1879; Textiles |
| Physical description | Square red silk coverlet with tapestry-woven inscriptions in silver-gilt wrapped silk thread. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (The Arabic inscriptions include Qur’an, surah al-Ikhlas (112), vv.1-4 and part of the prayer Naad-e-Ali, along with the names of Allah, 'Ali and Mohammed.
نادِ عَلیاً مَظهَرَالعَجائِب تَجِدهُ عَوَناً لَکَ فِی النَوّائِب كُلُّ غَمٍّ
وَهَمٍّ سَيَنْجَلِـــــي بِنُبُوَّتِکَ یا مُحَمَّدَ بِوَلایَتِکَ یا عَلِی یا عَلِی یا عَلِی
Qur’an, surah al-Ikhlas (112), vv.1-4:
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ
وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُ ۢ
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry: 'Two Silk Kerchiefs / Malay Peninsula - Singapore / No. 193 / Red Silk Emb'd with Gold'. 1880 Register entry: '05,579. SILK, Square of, crimson, embroidered with gold; Singapore. 3937'. |
| Other number | 3937 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 05579(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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