Fragment
c.15th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Textile fragment of printed resist indigo-dyed cotton. The pattern consists of alternate broad and narrow bands The broad bands are decorated with small rectangles in imitation of bandhani work, and the narrow bands have a serpentine motif. Colours are indigo blue on a white ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Printed resist indigo-dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Fragment of printed resist indigo-dyed cotton, Gujarat (probably), found in Cairo, Egypt, c.15th century or later; Textiles |
| Physical description | Textile fragment of printed resist indigo-dyed cotton. The pattern consists of alternate broad and narrow bands The broad bands are decorated with small rectangles in imitation of bandhani work, and the narrow bands have a serpentine motif. Colours are indigo blue on a white ground. |
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| Gallery label | TEXTILE FRAGMENT
Cotton, block-printed resist- and indigo-dyed
Gujarat
c. 15th century or later(01/08/2017) |
| Bibliographic reference | Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303
p. 33, cat. no 33 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.63-1972 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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