Not currently on display at the V&A

Muslin

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Length of fine cotton or muslin, with a fine orange band at one end and a motif in gold-wrapped thread in one corner.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton or muslin and gold-wrapped thread, woven
Brief description
Length of unbleached muslin, Arani, Tamil Nadu, c.1867.
Physical description
Length of fine cotton or muslin, with a fine orange band at one end and a motif in gold-wrapped thread in one corner.
Dimensions
  • Length: 925cm (approx.)
  • Width: 130
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 5661: 'Muslin, unbleached / Arnee Madras / 1867 / Original nos. 343a / Price Rs.73 / from Dr Hunter'.
Other number
5661 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
8846(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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