Fragment
ca. 1850-1879 (made)
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Fragments of a garment, red silk warps and wefts with additional pattern wefts in metal-wrapped thread and green and yellow silk. Red satin-weave field with floral trellis design in metal-wrapped thread and green and yellow silk.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk and metal-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Textiles. fragments of woven silk, possibly South India, ca. 1850-1879. |
| Physical description | Fragments of a garment, red silk warps and wefts with additional pattern wefts in metal-wrapped thread and green and yellow silk. Red satin-weave field with floral trellis design in metal-wrapped thread and green and yellow silk. |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | The complete piece would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| Other number | 483 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7050 to F(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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