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Napkin

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Hyderabad (Sindh) (made)
Pakistan (made)

Napkins of woven unbleached cotton, with textured design and narrow red bands in the borders.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Household Objects
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Napkin
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Twelve napkins, white cotton, Hyderabad, Sindh, ca. 1867
Physical description
Napkins of woven unbleached cotton, with textured design and narrow red bands in the borders.
Dimensions
  • Length: 620cm
  • Width: 48cm
  • Including fringes length: 52cm
  • Width: 46cm
Marks and inscriptions
'FOR PARIS EXHIBITION FROM HYDRABAD, SIND./General No. 80/Name Napkins/Produce of Talooka Hydrabad/Collectorate Hydrabad Sind/No. Quantity or Weight 12./Price R. 3.8.0' (Printed and handwritten paper label, attached to object.)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 6067: '12 napkins / Hyderabad, Sind / Price Rs.3-8 / 1867 / Original nos.80'.
Historical context
Intended for use as napkins, household textiles.
Other number
6067 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
5477(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O476380/napkin-unknown/
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