Tent Lining
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Length of block printed cotton fabric, tent lining, with oak leaf, chevron and crescent designs in black and light brown on an undyed ground. Alternating panels of oak leaf and acorn sprigs with narrow stripes with chevron and crescent moon motifs. Complete selvedge to selvedge, but cut at both ends.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, block printed |
| Brief description | Textile, tent lining, oak leaf design, block printed, Madras, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Length of block printed cotton fabric, tent lining, with oak leaf, chevron and crescent designs in black and light brown on an undyed ground. Alternating panels of oak leaf and acorn sprigs with narrow stripes with chevron and crescent moon motifs. Complete selvedge to selvedge, but cut at both ends. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a domestic textile, furnishing fabric, for example a cover, hanging or curtain. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | 854 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5445(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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