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Dungaree Cloth

c.1866 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Complete length of coarse cotton cloth, described in 1880 register as 'Dungaree', unbleached cotton with blue cotton designs woven in three vertical stripes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton
Brief description
Length of 'dungaree' cloth, coarse cotton, Pune, Maharashtra, c.1866
Physical description
Complete length of coarse cotton cloth, described in 1880 register as 'Dungaree', unbleached cotton with blue cotton designs woven in three vertical stripes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 278cm
  • Width: 64cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3438: 'Cotton Cloth inferior / Dungaree / Poonah / 1866 / A Piece.'
Other number
3438 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
05675(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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