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Textile

c.1855-1879 (made)
Place of origin
Central India (made)
South India (made)

Large fragment of an unidentified textile, dark blue cotton plain weave, with one side border or red and metal-wrapped thread. Cut on three sides.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Textile
Materials and techniques
Cotton Thread
Silk Thread
Metal-Wrapped Thread
Weaving
Brief description
Textile, fragement, blue cotton with red silk border, Central or South India, c.1855-1879;Textiles; Clothing; Women's Clothing
Physical description
Large fragment of an unidentified textile, dark blue cotton plain weave, with one side border or red and metal-wrapped thread. Cut on three sides.
Dimensions
  • Width: 153cm
  • Length: 112cm
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
7592(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O480858/textile/
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