Headcover
ca. 1867 (made)
| Place of origin |
Green fine silk shawl, made up of two pieces joined, with a jamdani weave in a latticework stripe alternating with a geometric stripe in pink and white. The attached borders are of gold embossed ribbon and tinsel.
Object details
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| Brief description | Headcover, green silk gauze with silver-gilt ribbon (gota) trim, Bhopal, c.1867; Textiles; Clothing; Women's Clothes |
| Physical description | Green fine silk shawl, made up of two pieces joined, with a jamdani weave in a latticework stripe alternating with a geometric stripe in pink and white. The attached borders are of gold embossed ribbon and tinsel. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 15] '0459. MUSLIN SCARF. Green and white, with gold border. 6438'. Slip book entry 6438: 'Sheet wearing apparel / Doputtah lahi / Bhopal / no invoice price / Original nos 27 / green gauze trimmed with gold' |
| Other number | 6438 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0459(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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