Hanging
ca. 1855 - ca. 1879 (made)
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Hanging of mill-made cotton, possibly European, made up of two panels of unequal width, with cartouches with handwritten inscriptions, in black ink and red pigment, the larger inscriptions infilled with pale brown pigment. At the top, cusped arches wth the names Allah, Muhammad and 'Ali repeated, larger cartouches on either side, with the names Allah and Ya Ihsan (meaning 'O Brotherhood'), surrounded by Quranic inscriptions. The bottom and central sections are left blank.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, inscribed with ink and pigment |
| Brief description | Textile, hanging with handwritten inscriptions, cotton with ink and pigment inscriptions, India, possibly Hyderabad (Deccan), ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Hanging of mill-made cotton, possibly European, made up of two panels of unequal width, with cartouches with handwritten inscriptions, in black ink and red pigment, the larger inscriptions infilled with pale brown pigment. At the top, cusped arches wth the names Allah, Muhammad and 'Ali repeated, larger cartouches on either side, with the names Allah and Ya Ihsan (meaning 'O Brotherhood'), surrounded by Quranic inscriptions. The bottom and central sections are left blank. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The names Allah, Muhammad and 'Ali repeated, the names Allah and Ya Ihsan (meaning 'O Brotherhood') are all inscribed on the object, surrounded by Quranic inscriptions. |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
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| Accession number | 6564(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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