Not currently on display at the V&A

Thread

ca. 1855-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
India (made)

Skein of cotton thread, dyed pink.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Thread
Materials and techniques
Spun cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Spun
Brief description
Textile, cotton thread, India, ca. 1855-1879
Physical description
Skein of cotton thread, dyed pink.
Dimensions
  • Skein length: 9cm
  • Skein width: 4cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use to make embellishments for textiles.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
6135(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O481278/thread-unknown/
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