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Head Cover

c.1855 (made)
Place of origin

Woman's head cover of red cotton net, diagonal bands of floral meanders, floral sprays between the bands and one large buta in each corner, all worked in applied silver-gilt strip and sequins, silver-gilt wrapped thread embroidery, and red glass beads. Borders embellished with fancy trimming made up of flat and crimped silver-gilt gota, green silk with applied silver-gilt sequins, crimped metal strip and silver-gilt-wrapped thread embroidery, and an alternating silver and silver-gilt inner fringe. Short ends finished with alternating silver and silver-gilt fringe.


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Brief description
Head cover, red net with silver-gilt embellishments and fringe, Delhi, c.1855; Textiles; Women's Clothes
Physical description
Woman's head cover of red cotton net, diagonal bands of floral meanders, floral sprays between the bands and one large buta in each corner, all worked in applied silver-gilt strip and sequins, silver-gilt wrapped thread embroidery, and red glass beads. Borders embellished with fancy trimming made up of flat and crimped silver-gilt gota, green silk with applied silver-gilt sequins, crimped metal strip and silver-gilt-wrapped thread embroidery, and an alternating silver and silver-gilt inner fringe. Short ends finished with alternating silver and silver-gilt fringe.
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 15] '0428. SCARF. Embroidered with gold and silver; Delhi. 4108'. Slip book entry: 'Net Scarf / Delhi / 55 / Diagonal Stripes of Gold Flowers, Pine Corners, with Gold & Silver Fringe'.
Other number
4108 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0428(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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