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Dungaree Cloth

c.1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Salem (India) (made)
Tamil Nadu (made)

Length of heavy white woven cotton, with a narrow black stripe at one end.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Dungaree cloth
Materials and techniques
Cotton (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Piece of 'dungaree' cloth, woven unbleached cotton, Salem, Tamil Nadu, c.1855
Physical description
Length of heavy white woven cotton, with a narrow black stripe at one end.
Dimensions
  • Length: 303cm
  • Width: 59cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3610: 'Cotton Cloth coarse / Dungary / Salem / 55 / Sample in Fabric Book.' Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson’s The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol.XII, no.474
Bibliographic reference
Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866. Prov. No. 104 / INDIA FABRICS. / No.474 / COTTON. / "Dungary" cloth; coarse. / Length 11 yards; width 23 inches. Weight 2 lbs. 6 oz. Price 2s. / From SALEM; MADRAS.
Other number
3610 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
7995(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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