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Sari

c.1855 (made)
Place of origin

Sari. Red cotton decorated with couched flat silver-gilt strip, green foil, and couched silver-gilt wrapped thread. Field pattern of staggered rows of alternating floral sprays and single flower heads in continuing to the inner end. Outer end with nine registers of floral pattern; the largest with five butas, the others with floral meanders, trellis patterns, and small butas, and end finished with fringe. Side and end borders of floral meanders, except at top inner edge.


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Brief description
Woman's wrapped garment (sari), red cotton embellished with silver-gilt flowers, probably Chennai, Tamil Nadu, c.1855; Textiles; Women's Clothes
Physical description
Sari. Red cotton decorated with couched flat silver-gilt strip, green foil, and couched silver-gilt wrapped thread. Field pattern of staggered rows of alternating floral sprays and single flower heads in continuing to the inner end. Outer end with nine registers of floral pattern; the largest with five butas, the others with floral meanders, trellis patterns, and small butas, and end finished with fringe. Side and end borders of floral meanders, except at top inner edge.
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 15] '0426. MUSLIN SCARF. Embroidered with gold; Madras. 8439'. Slip book entry: 'Gold Emb'd Scarf Crimson Muslin Tinsel / Madras / 55'.
Other number
8439 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0426(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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