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Jamdani Muslin

c.1855 (made)
Place of origin
Dhaka (made)
Bangladesh (made)

Length of muslin patterned with discontinuous supplementary cotton weft (jamdani) in floral trellis design. One of two cut pieces.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Clothing
Embroidery
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Jamdani Muslin
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Textile
  • Textile
Materials and techniques
Muslin
Cotton (Textile)
Cotton Thread
Cotton (Textile)
Jamdani
Brief description
Length of white jamdani muslin with floral trellis pattern, Dhaka, Bangladesh, c.1855; Textiles
Physical description
Length of muslin patterned with discontinuous supplementary cotton weft (jamdani) in floral trellis design. One of two cut pieces.
Dimensions
    Original dimensions: 10560 x 900mm, weight 389g; 30 ends p/cm, 20 picks p/cm
    Object history
    Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 4156: 'Muslin Figured, Jamdanee, Dacca, Figured in Loom'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India(1866), vol.VII, No. 253. Also featured in the Second Series of the same, No.872.
    Bibliographic references
    • Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866. 'Prov.No.495 / INDIA FABRICS. / No.253 / MUSLIN FOR DRESSES. / "Jamdanee" muslin. Figured in the loom. / VERY FINE QUALITY / Length 11 yards 20 inches; Width 1 yard. Weight 13 3/4 oz. Price 3l. 18s. / From Dacca, Bengal'.
    • Watson, J. Forbes, et al. Collection of Specimens and Illustrations of the Textile Manufactures of India. Second Series, India Museum, 1874. 'MUSLIN. Length, 8 yds. 9 Ins.; Width, 35 Ins.; Weight, 9 oz. 5 dr. DACCA. No. 872, Second Series. "4156".'
    Other number
    4156 - India Museum Slip Book
    Collection
    South & South East Asia Collection
    Accession number
    8797(IS)

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    Record createdJune 25, 2009
    Record URL
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