Brocade
c. 1855 (made)
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Four fragments of a brocaded silk lungi (man's wrapped garment). The field is green silk brocaded with silver-gilt-wrapped thread in a diagonally striped scrolling floral design; in each corner is a large buta in silver-gilt-wrapped thread, containing birds and animals. The pallu (end borders) on either end are of red silk, with a very deep (87 cm) field brocaded with gold-wrapped thread depicting flowers and men on horseback hunting wild animals, with decorative bands and side borders in red with scrolling plant designs.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Lungi (man's wrapped garment) in four fragments, red silk ends and borders with green silk field, brocaded in gold-wrapped thread with jungle pattern in ends and diagonal pattern in field, Varanasi or Baharampur, c. 1855; Textiles; Clothing |
| Physical description | Four fragments of a brocaded silk lungi (man's wrapped garment). The field is green silk brocaded with silver-gilt-wrapped thread in a diagonally striped scrolling floral design; in each corner is a large buta in silver-gilt-wrapped thread, containing birds and animals. The pallu (end borders) on either end are of red silk, with a very deep (87 cm) field brocaded with gold-wrapped thread depicting flowers and men on horseback hunting wild animals, with decorative bands and side borders in red with scrolling plant designs. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 26] '0675. SCARF. Red silk and gold. "Loongee;" Burhampore. 3641". Slip book entry 3641: 'Scarf large / Loongee Petamburg / Boorhampore / 55 / Very massive fine pattern green centre gold diagonal Stripes - Crimson & Gold Worked borders & ends. / NB. Ticket lost of this by being Sent to India Office but seems to be Correct' |
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| Bibliographic reference | Crill, Rosemary, Arts of Asia, vol. 45, no. 5, September - October 2015, "The Fabric of India" Exhibition, p.70, pl. 7. |
| Other number | 3641 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0694A/(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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