Man's Wrapped Garment
ca. 1855 (made)
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Man's wrapped garment, woven cotton, red, yellow, black and white checks. Intact at one end, but sections removed from the sides and other end.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton |
| Brief description | Man's wrapped garment, cotton woven in red, green, yellow and white checks, Kunnathur, Tamil Nadu, c. 1855 |
| Physical description | Man's wrapped garment, woven cotton, red, yellow, black and white checks. Intact at one end, but sections removed from the sides and other end. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mans Garment/Madras/Book No 288/63' (Handwritten paper label, attached to object. ) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, vol.II, no.63. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'No.63 / INDIAN FABRICS. / MAN'S GARMENT. / Cotton: worn by Lubbays. / Length 3 yards 27 inches; width 1 yard 3 inches; weight 10 1/2 oz; price 3s. 6d. / From COONATHOOR, MADRAS. / Prov.No.288'. |
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| Accession number | 8496(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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