Silk Brocade
ca. 1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
Dark pink silk satin textile, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in an all-over circular motif containing a leaf design.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk satin, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Silk brocade, red silk wih metal-wrapped thread in design of small circles, Ahmadabad, c. 1850; Textiles |
| Physical description | Dark pink silk satin textile, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in an all-over circular motif containing a leaf design. |
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| Object history | Exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 807-1852 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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