Handkerchief Length
ca. 1830-1880 (made)
| Place of origin |
Uncut full warp length of silk tie-dyed (bandhani) with rings of white on a dark blue ground.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton |
| Brief description | Length of bandanna handkerchiefs, tie-dyed silk, Baharampur, West Bengal, 1830-1880; Textiles; Accessories |
| Physical description | Uncut full warp length of silk tie-dyed (bandhani) with rings of white on a dark blue ground. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| 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. 155, fig. 64 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.676-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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