Cover
ca. 1890 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Complete square cover, cotton, resist-dyed and mordant-dyed, block printed on both sides, with one side overprinted with gold. Central panel with floral trellis on a dark blue ground and a central medallion. Borders on all four sides with floral butis on dark blue gound. Fringes at both ends. made up of one selvedge to selvedge width.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, block printed, resist-dyed and mordant-dyed |
| Brief description | Textile, cover, block printed, resist-dyed and mordant-dyed, with gold, Machilipatnam, ca. 1890 |
| Physical description | Complete square cover, cotton, resist-dyed and mordant-dyed, block printed on both sides, with one side overprinted with gold. Central panel with floral trellis on a dark blue ground and a central medallion. Borders on all four sides with floral butis on dark blue gound. Fringes at both ends. made up of one selvedge to selvedge width. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Credit line | Purchased from Mr. G. P. Baker, 19 Ivy Lane, Newgate St., E. C |
| Historical context | For use as a cover, a household object. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.326-1890 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
