Sari
c.1881-82 (made)
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Sari, white cotton with woven check design, red silk side borders with a smaller or minor inside border of gold-wrapped thread motifs. The pallu at one end with horizontal bands of metal (gold or silver gilt)-wrapped thread. A single narrow band of gold-wrapped thread and red silk at the other end. Pieces cut out along the length of the sari. Red circular stamp with lion motif in the field.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, silk and metal-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Woman's wrapped garment (sari), white cotton with red borders and gold ends, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, c.1881-82 |
| Physical description | Sari, white cotton with woven check design, red silk side borders with a smaller or minor inside border of gold-wrapped thread motifs. The pallu at one end with horizontal bands of metal (gold or silver gilt)-wrapped thread. A single narrow band of gold-wrapped thread and red silk at the other end. Pieces cut out along the length of the sari. Red circular stamp with lion motif in the field. |
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| Object history | Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882. 1883 South Kensington Museum Register Entry: 'DRESS PIECE (Sari). Cotton with red side borders and gold end border. Masulipatam. 19th cent. Bought, 16s. 1775-1883 (IS)'. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as clothing, garment. |
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| Accession number | IS.1775-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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