Printed Cotton
c. 1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Textile, part of a wrapped garment, resist-dyed and block printed cotton, rows of small black and white flowers on a red ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, resist-dyed and block printed |
| Brief description | Printed cotton, red with black and white flowers, Shikarpur, c.1855; Textiles |
| Physical description | Textile, part of a wrapped garment, resist-dyed and block printed cotton, rows of small black and white flowers on a red ground. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry: 'Cotton Print / Scind / 55 / Sample in Fabric Book'. Appears in Forbes Watson's 'The Textile Manufactures of India: 'Prov. No.350 [crossed out] / No.315 / INDIA FABRICS / PIECES GOODS / Cottom material colled "Peshgeer." / For Petticoats of Poorer Class, Made of English Thread / Length 5 yards; width 32 inches. Weight 1 lb. 2 1/2 oz. Price 4s. / From SHIKARPORE; SIND.' |
| Subject depicted | |
| Other number | 8288 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5355(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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