Drawstring
1867 (made)
| Place of origin |
Drawstring of red silk sprang, ends embellished with wrapped metal-wrapped thread and orange, blue and white silk in chevron pattern around a core, ending in red silk tassels
Object details
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| Brief description | Drawstring (ezarband) for trousers, red silk in sprang technique with ends of gold-wrapped thread and orange, blue and white silk thread in chevron pattern, with red silk tassels |
| Physical description | Drawstring of red silk sprang, ends embellished with wrapped metal-wrapped thread and orange, blue and white silk in chevron pattern around a core, ending in red silk tassels |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Class 35 / Drawer Strings [final 's' crossed out] Silk / Rs. 2.8. / Tatta / Kurrachee (Paris Exhibition of 1867 label) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 6162: 'Silk Drawers String / Tatta, Kurrachee / 1867 / Price Rs.2-8' |
| Other number | 6162 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 05583(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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