Napkin
ca. 1867 (made)
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Square napkin of white cotton woven in a diamond pattern structure with a thin red border. Complete selvedge to selvedge and cut at both ends with remaining fringe.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton |
| Brief description | One of a pair of napkins of woven white cotton, Hyderabad, ca. 1867; Textiles |
| Physical description | Square napkin of white cotton woven in a diamond pattern structure with a thin red border. Complete selvedge to selvedge and cut at both ends with remaining fringe. |
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| Object history | One of a pair (5594A(IS)), cut from an original length of six. Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 6080: '6 Napkins / Madras / 1867 / Rs.1.8 per 6 / Original nos. 221' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as napkins, household textiles. |
| Associated object | 5594A/(IS) (Pair) |
| Other number | 6080 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5594(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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