Headcover
c. 1855 (made)
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Headcover or shawl, red muslin with double stripes and wide borders of applied metal and silk (gota) ribbon woven with double borders of black spots. One interior border edge is lined with a tinsel fringe. Both ends are trimmed with a string of tinsel covered beads and fringe.
Object details
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| Brief description | Headcover or shawl, red muslin with applied gold and silk ribbon, Jodhpur, ca. 1855; Textiles; Clothing; Women's Clothes |
| Physical description | Headcover or shawl, red muslin with double stripes and wide borders of applied metal and silk (gota) ribbon woven with double borders of black spots. One interior border edge is lined with a tinsel fringe. Both ends are trimmed with a string of tinsel covered beads and fringe. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 22] '0617. MUSLIN SCARF. Crimson and gold border; Jodhpore. 4130'. Slip book entry 4130: 'Coloured Muslin Scarf / Jodhpore / 55 / Red coloured Emb'd with Gold Ribbon & Gold Fringe' |
| Other number | 4130 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0617(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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