Textile
ca. 1867 (made)
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Fragments of fabric for a woman's blouse, woven of strips of silver-gilt and silver-gilt-wrapped thread in the warp, woven with black silk stripes, and a red silk weft.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Brief description | Fragments of choli (blouse) cloth, Kathiawar, Gujarat, ca. 1867 |
| Physical description | Fragments of fabric for a woman's blouse, woven of strips of silver-gilt and silver-gilt-wrapped thread in the warp, woven with black silk stripes, and a red silk weft. |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 6490: '2 samples of Woman's breast covering / Cholee / Kattywar / Price £7 for 4 feet x 3 / 1867 / Original nos. 8 / of Silk & gold / 1 sample = 15 inches long / the other returned from Norwich = 11 inches long'. 1880 South Kensington Museum Register Entry: [Case 26] '0696. WOMAN'S BREAST COVERING. "Cholee." Black and gold (cut into five pieces); Kattywar. 6490'. |
| Other number | 6490 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0696A/(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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