Textile
ca. 1855 (made)
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Fragments of crimson satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread and green and blue silks, with rows of large floral buta designs.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread and silk thread |
| Brief description | Textile, fragments of woven satin, gold-wrapped, silver-wrapped and silk thread brocade, Varanasi, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Fragments of crimson satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread and green and blue silks, with rows of large floral buta designs. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book 4058: 'Brocade / Kincob / 1855 / Benares / Small Pine Leafs Crimson Yellow Gold & Silver / These Articles were Exh'td at Dublin & lent by Scty of State for India to Scotland Which account for their being out of their order in this Book.' |
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| Associated object | 9624(IS) (Part) |
| Other number | 4058 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0669(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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