Not currently on display at the V&A

Checked Cotton

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Length of plain-woven cotton, with red, blue, green, yellow and white checks, cut at one end.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton
Brief description
Length of checked cotton, South India (Madras), ca. 1855
Physical description
Length of plain-woven cotton, with red, blue, green, yellow and white checks, cut at one end.
Dimensions
  • Length: 360cm (approx.)
  • Width: 53.5cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 722: 'Cotton Piece Goods / Madras / 55 / large Check in colors'.
Subject depicted
Other number
722 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
5258(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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