Not currently on display at the V&A

Textile

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Thanjavur (made)
Tamil Nadu (made)

Cut piece of plaid silk, multicoloured, predominantly red, blue and green.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Textile
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Silk (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Length of silk, multi-coloured checks, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, ca. 1855
Physical description
Cut piece of plaid silk, multicoloured, predominantly red, blue and green.
Dimensions
  • Length: 437cm (maximum)
  • Width: 58cm
cut piece
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry: 'Silk Dress Piece / Tanjore / 55 / Blue Crimson & Green plaid'. Swatches from the original length were cut for use in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India (1866), vol. IX, no.351.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866. 'Prov. No. 205. / No.351 / INDIAN FABRICS. / SILKS. / Silk tartan. / Length 9 yards; width 22 inches. Weight 15 oz. Price 1l. 2s. / From TANJORE; MADRAS.'
Other number
3698 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
7144(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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