Purse
ca. 1862 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Dark blue velvet purse, lined with red cotton, and embroidered with flower designs in gold-wrapped thread and gold and silver sequins, and pleated, flattened gold wire, the neck has blue and gold braid with tassels of gold-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven velvet, cotton lined, gold-wrapped thread, gold wire and gold and silver |
| Brief description | Textile, purse, velvet, gold-wrapped thread embroidery, sequins, Varanasi, ca. 1862 |
| Physical description | Dark blue velvet purse, lined with red cotton, and embroidered with flower designs in gold-wrapped thread and gold and silver sequins, and pleated, flattened gold wire, the neck has blue and gold braid with tassels of gold-wrapped thread. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'No 18/Selat Chundra/Bh'un[unclear]/8-8-0/no. 203c (Handwritten paper label, inside object. ) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 14] '0395. BAG. Blue velvet, embroidered with gold; Benares. 4067' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a bag or purse, an accessory. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Other number | 4067 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0395(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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