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Headcover
- Place of origin:
Udaipur (made)
- Date:
c. 1855 (made)
- Museum number:
05625(IS)
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Headcover or shawl, green muslin with narrow stripes and wide borders of silver-gilt and silk ribbon (gota) with pink bands of blossoms along the edges. Trimmed on each side with silver-gilt strip wrapped beads.
Place of Origin
Udaipur (made)
Date
c. 1855 (made)
Dimensions
Length: 277 cm, Width: 160 cm
Object history note
Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 3834: 'Green Muslin Scarf / Oodypore / 55 / Trimmed with figured Gold Ribbon'
Historical context note
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Descriptive line
Headcover or shawl, green muslin with applied gold ribbon (gota), Udaipur, ca. 1855; Textiles; Clothing; Women's Clothes
Materials
Cotton; Tinsel ribbon
Techniques
Applied
Categories
Textiles; Clothing; Women's clothes
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection