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Towel

c.1862 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woven cotton towel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Towel of woven white cotton, made by prisoners in the jail at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, c.1862
Physical description
Woven cotton towel.
Dimensions
  • Length: cm
  • Width: cm
Marks and inscriptions
'013 [label adhered on top: '1496']/1 Bath Towel/Price -12-as/333C [label adhered: 'BENGAL INVOICE 6219']' (Printed and handwritten paper label, attached to object.)
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 8312: 'Towel Material Coarse / Jail Benares / 62 / Presented by Dr Clarke.'
Other number
8312 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
5561(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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