Skirt Piece
c.1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Panel for a skirt, undyed muga silk embroidered in thick white cotton thread in two large buta shaped arrangements of flowers and leaves. Selvedge-to-selvedge width, cut at both ends with lower edged hemmed.
Object details
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| Brief description | Skirt piece, muga silk embroidered with white cotton in floral pattern, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, c.1855; Textiles; Women's Clothes; Embroidery |
| Physical description | Panel for a skirt, undyed muga silk embroidered in thick white cotton thread in two large buta shaped arrangements of flowers and leaves. Selvedge-to-selvedge width, cut at both ends with lower edged hemmed. |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register entry: 'Box No. 77. 6,037 to 6,063. GARMENTS, &c. Embroidered silk.'. Slip book entry: 'Moonga Silk Skirt for Dress / Madras / 55 / Elaborately embroidered with cotton thread with some pieces for trimming'. |
| Associated object | 0456(IS) (Part) |
| Other number | 2808 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6046(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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