Skirt Cloth
ca. 1881-1882 (made)
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Skirt piece, orange silk with end border in pink and a blue band tie-dyed with a pattern in white.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, tie-dyed |
| Brief description | Skirt cloth, yellow silk with blue and red tie-dyed border, Berhampur, West Bengal, ca. 1881-1882 |
| Physical description | Skirt piece, orange silk with end border in pink and a blue band tie-dyed with a pattern in white. |
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| Object history | 1883 Register Entry IS.672-1883: 'SKIRT. Silk, dyed orange, with bandana work border of small spots on a blue-black ground. Berhampur. L. 20 ft. 7 in., W. 3 ft. Bought, 12s. 9d.' |
| 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. 188, fig. 83 |
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| Accession number | IS.672-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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