Headcover
c. 1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Headcover or shawl, designed to be partly reversible. Red muslin, with applied deep borders and thin central bands of embossed woven silver and silk ribbon (gota) on both sides. Silver tinsel fringes at either end.
Object details
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| Brief description | Headcover, red muslin trimmed with silver ribbon (gota) and fringe, Jodhpur, c. 1855; Textiles; Clothing; Women's Clothes |
| Physical description | Headcover or shawl, designed to be partly reversible. Red muslin, with applied deep borders and thin central bands of embossed woven silver and silk ribbon (gota) on both sides. Silver tinsel fringes at either end. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 4129: 'Coloured Muslin Scarf / Jodhpore / 55 / Red trimmed with Silver Ribbon of Delhi [possibly, partly illegible], Silver Fringe.' |
| Other number | 4129 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 6161(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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