Sari
1930-50 (made)
| Place of origin |
A silk chiffon sari with brocaded designs in silk and gold wire. Cream ground with woven grid design of gold and red silk. Three vertical panels the length of the sari have circles of red and green silk and gold thread within the squares of the grid.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk chiffon with brocading. |
| Brief description | Sari, cream silk chiffon with woven grid pattern with circles broacaded in silk, gold wire and gold thread. Probably woven in Varanasi, India, 1930-50 |
| Physical description | A silk chiffon sari with brocaded designs in silk and gold wire. Cream ground with woven grid design of gold and red silk. Three vertical panels the length of the sari have circles of red and green silk and gold thread within the squares of the grid. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Mayura Brown |
| Object history | Worn by the donor, a member of the Nepalese royal family. |
| Production | Worn by the donor |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.51-1998 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2006 |
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