Head-Cover
ca. 1880 (made)
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This woman’s cotton head-cover is decorated using the dip-dye technique. The borders were gathered and dipped into a purple dye-bath, leaving the field yellow from the first dyeing.
Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke (1846-1911) acquired the piece on his tour of India in 1881-1882. An architect and archaeologist, he became Director of the Museum in 1896.
Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke (1846-1911) acquired the piece on his tour of India in 1881-1882. An architect and archaeologist, he became Director of the Museum in 1896.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Dip-dyed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile, cotton, dyed, Farrukhabad U P, c1880 |
| Physical description | Cotton, dip-dyed woman's head-dress. The borders of this piece were gathered and dipped into a purple dye-bath, leaving the field yellow from the first dyeing. |
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| Object history | Acquired by Purdon Clarke on his tour of India in 1881-2. |
| Production | Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Summary | This woman’s cotton head-cover is decorated using the dip-dye technique. The borders were gathered and dipped into a purple dye-bath, leaving the field yellow from the first dyeing. Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke (1846-1911) acquired the piece 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
po. 121, no. 133 |
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| Accession number | IS.2874-1883 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2003 |
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