Not currently on display at the V&A

Long Cloth

c.1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Travancore (made)

Two fragments of coarse unbleached cotton with a red border.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Long cloth
Materials and techniques
Cotton, woven
Cotton (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Two fragments of coarse unbleached cotton long cloth with a red border, Travancore (Kerala), c.1855
Physical description
Two fragments of coarse unbleached cotton with a red border.
Dimensions
  • Larger fragment length: 16cm (approx.)
  • Larger fragment width: 16cm
  • Smaller fragment length: 15cm
  • Width: 11cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 8329: 'Unbleached Long Cloth / Travancore / 55.'
Other number
8329 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
0114(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O476604/long-cloth-unknown/
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