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Textile

ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Triplicane (made)

Part of an embroidered fabric, possibly a garment, probably cut from a larger piece, and mounted on crimson silk fabric. The surface is covered with couched embroidery in flattened gold wire and gold-wrapped thread, and seed pearls, with added red and silver spangles. The design consists of five bands of flowers above a row of large buta, all surrounded by a band of scrolling flowers.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Embroidery
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Textile
Materials and techniques
Woven silk, with couched embroidery in flattened gold wire, gold-wrapped thread and seed pearls, and sequins
Silk (Textile)
Gold Wire
Gold-Wrapped Thread
Pearls
Sequins
Woven
Couched
Embroidered
Brief description
Textile, possibly part of a waistband, silk with gold wire and gold-wrapped thread couching, Triplicane, ca. 1855-1879
Physical description
Part of an embroidered fabric, possibly a garment, probably cut from a larger piece, and mounted on crimson silk fabric. The surface is covered with couched embroidery in flattened gold wire and gold-wrapped thread, and seed pearls, with added red and silver spangles. The design consists of five bands of flowers above a row of large buta, all surrounded by a band of scrolling flowers.
Dimensions
  • Length: 69cm
  • Width: 48cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MADRAS TARIFF./ENG. NAME Handsome embroidered cummer/bund or shall ends set with/pearls/Syn.//TAMIL.Sarigay Pulha/SYN./PRODUCE OR MANUFACTURE. Triplicane/Price per [crossed out] 200 Rupees/WHERE PROCURABLE. Madras/USE./REMARKS.' (Printed and handwritten paper label, attached to object. )
Gallery label
  • SILVER AND GOLD For lavish decoration, embroiderers use thin strips of silver or gilded silver (zari), sequins and metal foil, often with tiny pearls. Yarn made of silk thread wrapped with silver (or gilded silver) can be woven or used for embroidery. Metal strips interwoven with silk produce luxurious shiny fabric or ribbon (gota) which can be applied onto cloth. Silver weave Cotton warp and silver weft Murshidabad, West Bengal, about 1850 V&A: 0708 (IS) Golden weave Gilded silver warp and silk weft Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, about 1855 V&A: 0695 (IS) Panel with mankolam (paisley) pattern Silk, metal-wrapped thread, sequins, pearls, silver strips Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 1855–79 V&A: 6502 (IS) Silver and gilded silver embellishments Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, and Ahmedabad, Gujarat, about 1855 V&A: 6293; 6345; 6346; 6354; 05954:1 to 3; 05939:1, 2 (IS)(03/10/2015-10/01/2016)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
The complete piece may have been intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Subjects depicted
Buta
Flowers
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
6502(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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