Cushion Cover
c.1855 (made)
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Cushion cover, multicoloured embroidery on black cotton or wool, with gold-wrapped thread; circular design containing flowers and corner pieces.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton or wool, woven, embroidered with gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Cushion cover of black wool embroidered in coloured floss silks and couched silver-gilt wrapped thread, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Cushion cover, multicoloured embroidery on black cotton or wool, with gold-wrapped thread; circular design containing flowers and corner pieces. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3314: 'Broad Cloth Cushion Cover / Hyderabad, Scinde / 55 / Emb'd with Gold Thread & floss Silk.' 1880 Register Entry: [Case 14] '0379. CUSHION COVER. Black cloth, embroidered with gold and silk; Sind. 3314' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a cushion cover, domestic textile. |
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| Other number | 3314 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0379(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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