Towel
ca. 1855 (made)
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Place of origin |
Length of thick, unbleached cotton, woven in a basket weave. Probably two separate pieces woven on a single length.
Object details
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Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Woven cotton |
Brief description | Towels of woven cotton, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, ca. 1855 |
Physical description | Length of thick, unbleached cotton, woven in a basket weave. Probably two separate pieces woven on a single length. |
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Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 866: 'Cotton Towels / Masulapatan, Madras / 55 / Large size / unbleached'. |
Other number | 866 - India Museum Slip Book |
Collection | |
Accession number | 5588(IS) |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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