Mashru
ca. 1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Fragments of woven silk and cotton (mashru), woven with parallel horizontal serrated stripes of purple and white, and a fine yellow and yellow vertical stripe.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk (warps) and cotton (wefts) |
| Brief description | Mashru, silk and cotton weave, red background with vertical yellow stripes and horizontal white zigzag stripes, Thanjavur, ca. 1855; Textiles |
| Physical description | Fragments of woven silk and cotton (mashru), woven with parallel horizontal serrated stripes of purple and white, and a fine yellow and yellow vertical stripe. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book 3089: 'Satin Cotton Back / Mushroo / Madras / 55 / Crimson Yellow & White Stripes'. Appears in Forbes Watson's 'Textiles from India', Second Series, vol.459-525: 'Mushroo / Length, 4 Yds. 32 Ins.; Width, 35 Ins.; Weight, 1 lb. 11 oz. 13 dr. / Tanjore, Madras / No. 488, Second Series / "3089"' |
| Historical context | The complete object would have been intended for use as garment/s (or to be made up into garments), clothing. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| 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) |
| Other number | 3089 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6982(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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