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Fragment

ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Bukhara (made)

Fragments of silk, woven with pink, blue, green, yellow, purple and white stripes of varying widths.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Fragment
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Fragment
  • Fragment
  • Fragment
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Silk (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Textiles, silk fragments, Bukhara, ca. 1855-1879.
Physical description
Fragments of silk, woven with pink, blue, green, yellow, purple and white stripes of varying widths.
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
The complete piece would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Subject depicted
Stripes
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
4579A/(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O477739/fragment-unknown/
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