Sari
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Fragments of a sari, dark pink silk brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread in floral squares, containing stylised flower heads with coloured silk centres. The ends have a deep band of gold-wrapped thread with bands of scrolling plants in gold-wrapped thread on a red ground, the side borders have bands of silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread in a lattice pattern.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Textile, sari fragments, woven silk, silver-wrapped thread and gold-wrapped thread, India, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Fragments of a sari, dark pink silk brocaded with gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread in floral squares, containing stylised flower heads with coloured silk centres. The ends have a deep band of gold-wrapped thread with bands of scrolling plants in gold-wrapped thread on a red ground, the side borders have bands of silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread in a lattice pattern. |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
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| Accession number | 8114(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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