Manuscript Bag
18th century - 19th century (Made)
| Place of origin |
A long rectangular bag of painted and dyed cotton (chintz). Sewn at three of the four edges. Mordant- and resist-dyed design in red, dark-blue, light-blue, and black on a plain ground. The main design is like an export chintz made for the Western market, while the smaller floral pattern and the triangular tumpals are like those made for South-East Asia. Draw-string lacking.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Chintz |
| Brief description | Red, dark-blue, light-blue, and black bag made of Indian chintz; eighteenth or nineteenth century. |
| Physical description | A long rectangular bag of painted and dyed cotton (chintz). Sewn at three of the four edges. Mordant- and resist-dyed design in red, dark-blue, light-blue, and black on a plain ground. The main design is like an export chintz made for the Western market, while the smaller floral pattern and the triangular tumpals are like those made for South-East Asia. Draw-string lacking. |
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| Production | Used in Sri Lanka |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.109-2001 |
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| Record created | November 28, 2001 |
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