Ventapollam Handkerchief
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Single handkerchief cut from a length, white cotton with black and red checks, some burnishing remains on the surface.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton |
| Brief description | One cotton handkerchief, red, white and black checks, Vetapalemu, Andhra Pradesh, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Single handkerchief cut from a length, white cotton with black and red checks, some burnishing remains on the surface. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Swatches cut from this piece appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol.X, no.363. |
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| Associated object | 8550(IS) (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
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| Accession number | 8405(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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