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Textile

ca.1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cut fragment of woven cotton and silk (mashru), white cotton weft, silk warp in purple and white, the silk warp forms horizontal serrated stripes. The warp threads are partly dyed in purple, giving serrated edges to the horizontal stripes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton and silk (mashru)
Brief description
Textile, fragments, woven cotton and silk (mashru), Hyderabad, ca. 1855
Physical description
Cut fragment of woven cotton and silk (mashru), white cotton weft, silk warp in purple and white, the silk warp forms horizontal serrated stripes. The warp threads are partly dyed in purple, giving serrated edges to the horizontal stripes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 196cm
  • Width: 82cm
Object history
'Mashru' is a satin weave cloth with a combination of a cotton weft and silk warp, the cotton weft being the lower layer in contact with the skin. The fabric was originally woven for Muslim men who were prohibited from wearing pure silk. 'Mashru' (meaning 'permitted' in Arabic) was woven all over India, though it survives today mainly in Gujarat.

Acquired from the Exposition Universelle, Paris, c. 1855.
Bibliographic reference
Indian ikat textiles / Rosemary Crill. London: V&A Publications, 1998 Number: 1851772421 pp. 128-9, pl. 107
Collection
Accession number
7016(IS)

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Record createdMarch 26, 2003
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