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Jamdani Muslin

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

Complete length of jamdani muslin, woven with a regular small red and green motif.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Embroidery
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Jamdani Muslin
Materials and techniques
Muslin and cotton, woven
Muslin
Cotton (Textile)
Woven
Jamdani
Brief description
Length of white muslin with supplementary weft brocading (jamdani) of red and green flowers, Hyderabad, Telangana, c.1855
Physical description
Complete length of jamdani muslin, woven with a regular small red and green motif.
Dimensions
  • Length: 680cm (approx.)
  • Width: 77cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 2663: 'Muslin figured in Colors / Hyderabad Deccan / 55 / For Dresses'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's Second Series of The Textile Manufactures of India (1874) Vol.864-920, No.891.
Bibliographic references
  • Ashmore, Sonia. "Muslin", London, V&A Publishing, 2012. pp. 78 and 122, pl. 54 (detail).
  • Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874. 'MUSLIN. / Length 16 Yds. 4 ins.; Width 31 Ins; Weight, 1lb. 1 oz. 3 dr. / HYDERABAD, DECCAN. / No.891, SECOND SERIES. / "2663".
Other number
2663 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
8700(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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