Textile
ca. 1855 - ca. 1879 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Square cotton textile, block printed cotton, brick red ground with undyed stylised floral motif in field. Four borders with meander and stylised leaf pattern in black on grey. The design is printed perpendicular to the direction of weave. Complete selvedge to selvedge, cut at both ends.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, block printed and painted |
| Brief description | Textile, square cover or wrapper, printed cotton, Central India (the Berars), ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Square cotton textile, block printed cotton, brick red ground with undyed stylised floral motif in field. Four borders with meander and stylised leaf pattern in black on grey. The design is printed perpendicular to the direction of weave. Complete selvedge to selvedge, cut at both ends. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'N/INDIA/THE BERARS/Class VIII/Heading .../No. 332b
At top, handwritten: 'No. 539/2261' (circular paper label, stuck to front of object) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
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| Accession number | 4969(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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