Book Cover
c.1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Book cover, blue velvet embroidered in gold-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Velvet, embroidered with gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Cover for a book, blue velvet couched with silver-gilt wrapped thread, Sindh, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Book cover, blue velvet embroidered in gold-wrapped thread. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 8413: 'Book Cover Blue Velvet Emb'd with Gold / Scind / 55.' |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a book cover, for protection and decoration. |
| Other number | 8413 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4511(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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