Turban Cloth
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Turban cloth, in two parts, block printed with a repeat of small black diamonds on a white ground.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, block printed |
| Brief description | Parts of a turban cloth, cotton block-printed in black on white ground in small floral design, possibly Pamadai, Tamil Nadu, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Turban cloth, in two parts, block printed with a repeat of small black diamonds on a white ground. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, vol.I, no.32. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'No.32 / INDIAN FABRICS. / TURBAN. / Cotton: common material. / Length 16 1/2 yards; width 9 inches; weight 15 1/2 oz.; price 3s. / From POMADY, MADRAS. / |
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| Accession number | 7587(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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