Prayer Mat
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Printed cotton prayer mat, field has a mihrab motif in green, surrounded by borders of flowers and inscriptions, colours predominantly dark blue, red, blue and yellow.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, woven and printed |
| Brief description | Textile, printed cotton prayer mat, Machilipatnam, ca. 1855-1879. |
| Physical description | Printed cotton prayer mat, field has a mihrab motif in green, surrounded by borders of flowers and inscriptions, colours predominantly dark blue, red, blue and yellow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ENG. NAME. Chintz with border/SYN./TAMIL. Cheety Bechana/PRODUCE OR MANUFACTURE/Masulipatam/PRICE. 2 Rupees/WHERE PROCURABLE. Bazaar/ USE. By Mohamedans to sit upon/at prayers/REMARKS./10' (printed and handwritten circular paper label, attached to reverse of object) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a prayer mat, for kneeling. |
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| Accession number | 5429(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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