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Textile

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragments of brocaded silk, purple silk satin brocaded with orange silk thread, rows of floral medallions on a geometric patterned ground.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Textile
  • Textile
Materials and techniques
Woven silk, brocaded
Brief description
Two parts of a textile, woven silk, brocaded, Ahmedabad, ca. 1850
Physical description
Fragments of brocaded silk, purple silk satin brocaded with orange silk thread, rows of floral medallions on a geometric patterned ground.
Dimensions
  • Width: 83cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
790-1852

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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