Textile
ca. 1867 (made)
| Place of origin |
Fragment of dark blue cotton, block printed with an all-over design of small flower heads and running borders applied in roghan work with ground mica. The borders are red woven with red warps and dark blue wefts, with warp stripes in yellow, green, and white silk with white and yellow chevrons in silk.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, block printed and resist-dyed, attached mica |
| Brief description | Fragment of a textile for a choli (blouse) piece, dark blue cotton with red silk and cotton borders, block printed with mica and roghan, Pandharpur, ca. 1867; Textiles; Clothing; Women's Clothes |
| Physical description | Fragment of dark blue cotton, block printed with an all-over design of small flower heads and running borders applied in roghan work with ground mica. The borders are red woven with red warps and dark blue wefts, with warp stripes in yellow, green, and white silk with white and yellow chevrons in silk. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 5928: '['Sample of' crossed out] Woman's bodice / Cholkun Khudeecha / Pundapoor, Poonah / Price Rs.1-2 / 1867 / Original nos. 176' |
| Historical context | The complete piece would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Other number | 5928 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8162(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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