Not currently on display at the V&A

Trimming

c.1855 (made)
Place of origin

Bundle of red cotton fabric, couched with metal strip and applied domed metal embellishments (katori), edged with silver strip and silk ribbon (gota)


Object details

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Brief description
Bundle of red cotton strip embroidered metal embellishments (katori), metal strips and ribbon (gota), Delhi, c.1855; Textiles
Physical description
Bundle of red cotton fabric, couched with metal strip and applied domed metal embellishments (katori), edged with silver strip and silk ribbon (gota)
Dimensions
  • Width of strip width: 2.3cm
  • Length of bundle length: 13.8cm
  • Width of bundle width: 6.4cm (Note: approx.)
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 564: 'Tinsel Trimming / Delhi / 1855 / Purchased / for Ornamenting Garments'
Associated objects
Other number
564 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
05955(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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