Wrapped Garment
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Wrapped garment, fine cotton, block printed, the field has a repeating floral motif in red and black, the ends have two bands of a larger floral design in red with bands of scrolls between, printed in red, and the border has a scrolling design, printed in red.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, woven and printed |
| Brief description | Textile, wrapped garment, block printed cotton, probably Sanganer, ca. 1855-1879. |
| Physical description | Wrapped garment, fine cotton, block printed, the field has a repeating floral motif in red and black, the ends have two bands of a larger floral design in red with bands of scrolls between, printed in red, and the border has a scrolling design, printed in red. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (The cloth also bears a black octroi or tax collection stamp. Printed cloths were subject to levies until Indian Independence in 1947. ) |
| Gallery label | BLOCK-PRINTED GARMENT
Small repeating plant designs are typical of block-prints from the town of Sanganer, as is the fine cotton on which they are printed. Block-printing can also be used in dyeing. This scarf or shawl uses only red and black dyes, which would each need separate mordants to fix them – alum for red and iron for black. These would be applied with blocks and the cloth would then be dyed.
Cotton block-printed with mordants, then dyed
Rajasthan, probably Sanganer, 1855–79
V&A: 4497 (IS)(03/10/2015-10/01/2016) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | 4497(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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