Dupatta
1855 (made)
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Cotton, tie-dyed part of a dupatta (a large rectangular woman's scarf or veil, worn around the head and shoulders) from Madras. A section of this piece of cloth appears in volume 9 of Forbes Watson's influential sample book The Textile Fabrics of India (1866), with the caption 'For dresses. Pattern formed by the process of tying up into Knots.'
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Materials and techniques | Tie-dyed cotton |
Brief description | Textile, tie-dyed |
Physical description | Cotton, tie-dyed incomplete dupatta. |
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Object history | A section of this piece is included in Forbes Watson vol.IX, no.348, with the caption 'For dresses. Pattern formed by the process of tying up into Knots.' |
Summary | Cotton, tie-dyed part of a dupatta (a large rectangular woman's scarf or veil, worn around the head and shoulders) from Madras. A section of this piece of cloth appears in volume 9 of Forbes Watson's influential sample book The Textile Fabrics of India (1866), with the caption 'For dresses. Pattern formed by the process of tying up into Knots.' |
Bibliographic reference | Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303
pp.112-113, pl. 118 |
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Accession number | 8718(IS) |
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Record created | January 24, 2003 |
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