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Textile

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Length of woven cotton, with dark blue, red, white, yellow and green stripes, and end finish of dark blue wefts. One end complete, the other partly intact but mostly cut away.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton
Brief description
Textile, length of striped woven cotton (soosi), Madras, ca. 1855
Physical description
Length of woven cotton, with dark blue, red, white, yellow and green stripes, and end finish of dark blue wefts. One end complete, the other partly intact but mostly cut away.
Dimensions
  • Length: 708cm (approx., maximum)
  • Width: 85.5cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Subject depicted
Other number
713 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
7381(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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