Textile
ca. 1850 (made)
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Yellow, lime and maroon blurred stripes on a crimson ground. Partly faded. Possibly intended to be made up as a pah-soe (man's wrap around skirt).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Finely woven silk: Weft-ikat technique. |
| Brief description | Burmese crimson silk weft-ikat textile. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). ca.1850. Patterned in stripes of yellow, lime and maroon. |
| Physical description | Yellow, lime and maroon blurred stripes on a crimson ground. Partly faded. Possibly intended to be made up as a pah-soe (man's wrap around skirt). |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | "542" [Provisional number for this sample of textile in the Forbes Watson 1st Series of Textile Fabrics of India. See Volume 14.] (Label) |
| Production | Acquired by the India Museum in 1855. |
| Bibliographic reference | Forbes Watson, J.Textile Fabrics of India
London: India Museum, 1st Series, No. 546 |
| Other number | 11,634 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6148A/(IS) |
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| Record created | April 27, 1999 |
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