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Textile

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

Turban lengths of white muslin or fine cotton, with deep gold band and three stripes of woven gold-wrapped thread at one end.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Textile
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Textile
  • Textile
Materials and techniques
Muslin and gold wrapped thread, woven.
Muslin
Cotton (Textile)
Gold Wrapped Thread
Woven
Brief description
Textiles, muslin turban lengths, Hyderabad, ca. 1855.
Physical description
Turban lengths of white muslin or fine cotton, with deep gold band and three stripes of woven gold-wrapped thread at one end.
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as garments, clothing.
Other number
2873 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
8646(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O476730/textile-unknown/
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