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Turban Cloth

ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This cotton turban cloth is decorated using the tie-dye technique. It was originally 17 feet (approximately 6 metres) long.

Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke (1846-1911) acquired the turban on his tour of India in 1881-1882. An architect and archaeologist, he became Director of the Museum in 1896.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tie-dyed cotton
Brief description
Costume, cotton, tie-dyed, Delhi; Textile
Physical description
Cotton, tie-dyed turban-cloth
Dimensions
  • Width: 19cm
  • Length: 210cm
This turban was originally 17 feet (approx. 6 metres) long.
Object history
Acquired by Purdon Clarke in India in 1881-2
Summary
This cotton turban cloth is decorated using the tie-dye technique. It was originally 17 feet (approximately 6 metres) long.

Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke (1846-1911) acquired the turban on his tour of India in 1881-1882. An architect and archaeologist, he became Director of the Museum in 1896.
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. 118, fig, 40, p. 120, no 131.
Collection
Accession number
IS.493-1883

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2003
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