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Textile

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Murshidabad (made)

Length of silver tissue, made up of a silver strip weft and cotton thread warp.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Textile
Materials and techniques
Woven silver strips and cotton thread
Silver
Woven
Brief description
Textile, woven silver strips and cotton thread, Murshidabad, ca. 1850
Physical description
Length of silver tissue, made up of a silver strip weft and cotton thread warp.
Dimensions
  • Length: 258cm
  • Width: 85cm
Gallery label
  • SILVER AND GOLD For lavish decoration, embroiderers use thin strips of silver or gilded silver (zari), sequins and metal foil, often with tiny pearls. Yarn made of silk thread wrapped with silver (or gilded silver) can be woven or used for embroidery. Metal strips interwoven with silk produce luxurious shiny fabric or ribbon (gota) which can be applied onto cloth. Silver weave Cotton warp and silver weft Murshidabad, West Bengal, about 1850 V&A: 0708 (IS) Golden weave Gilded silver warp and silk weft Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, about 1855 V&A: 0695 (IS) Panel with mankolam (paisley) pattern Silk, metal-wrapped thread, sequins, pearls, silver strips Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 1855–79 V&A: 6502 (IS) Silver and gilded silver embellishments Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, and Ahmedabad, Gujarat, about 1855 V&A: 6293; 6345; 6346; 6354; 05954:1 to 3; 05939:1, 2 (IS)(03/10/2015-10/01/2016)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. Exhibited in 1853 (slip book). 1880 Register Entry: [Case 26] '0708. SILVER CLOTH. Piece of; Moorshedabad. 12489'
Other number
12,489 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
0708(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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