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Turban Cloth

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

Fine white muslin turban with band of woven silver-gilt-wrapped thread at one end, sections cut out.


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Brief description
Turban cloth, partially cut, of fine white muslin with silver-gilt bands in ends, Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, c.1867
Physical description
Fine white muslin turban with band of woven silver-gilt-wrapped thread at one end, sections cut out.
Dimensions
  • Length: 2500cm (approx.)
  • Width: 24cm (maximum)
cut piece
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 5584: 'Turban / Chunderee, Central India / 1867 / Original nos. 9 / white muslin gold ends / Price £1-3-9'. A photo-lithograph and accompanying swatch of the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, Vol.1-64, no.9.
Associated object
7830(IS) (Part)
Bibliographic reference
Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874. 'TURBANS. / 9. PRINCIPAL END OF PIECE - 9A. OPPOSITE END OF PIECE. / FROM CHANDARI. / Length, 30 Yds. 3 1/4 Ins,; Width, 10 Ins.; Weight, 7 oz. 1 dr.; Price, £1 3s. 9d.'
Other number
5584 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
7883(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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