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Gold Cloth

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gold cloth patterned with red stripes, with a broader gold striped border with black stripes on either side. Complete piece.


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Brief description
Gold cloth patterned with red stripes, Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, ca. 1867
Physical description
Gold cloth patterned with red stripes, with a broader gold striped border with black stripes on either side. Complete piece.
Dimensions
  • Length: 183cm
  • Width: 83cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 5581: 'Cloth of gold / Burhampur, Central India / Price £2 / 1867 / Original nos. none / intended for a purdah'.

1880 South Kensington Museum Register Entry: [Case 23] '0641. GOLD CLOTH. Piece of, red stripes; Burhampore. 5581'.
Subject depicted
Other number
5581 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0641(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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