Jamdani Muslin
ca. 1855 (made)
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Piece of muslin, woven in jamdani technique with a green chevron design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Muslin, woven |
| Brief description | Length of white muslin patterned with supplementary weft brocading (jamdani) in wavy green lines, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, c.1855. |
| Physical description | Piece of muslin, woven in jamdani technique with a green chevron design. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip Book entry 2676: 'Muslin figured / Hyderabad Deccan / 55 / In Sample Book 330 / Sample Only'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol.IX, no.330. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Associated object | 8780(IS) (Design) |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'Prov.No.166 / INDIA FABRICS. / No.330. / MUSLINS. / Muslin, with green wavy lines. Worked in loom. / FINE QUALITY, GOOD PATTERN. / Length 15 yards; Width 32 inches. Weight 1 lb. Price 1l. 8s. / From CHICACOLE; MADRAS.' |
| Other number | 2676 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 8805(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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