Flat Turban
c. 1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Flat turban, with cotton padded brim. Wrapped and folded tie-dyed (bandhani) cotton with blue ground and pattern of white squares in a trellis design. Stitched in place with white cotton to preserve shape.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Turban, blue cotton, tie-dyed, Delhi, c. 1855 |
| Physical description | Flat turban, with cotton padded brim. Wrapped and folded tie-dyed (bandhani) cotton with blue ground and pattern of white squares in a trellis design. Stitched in place with white cotton to preserve shape. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Transfer Inventory entry: 'BOX No. 61. 5784 - 5793. Made-up Turbans, Etc.' |
| Bibliographic reference | Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303
p. 121, no. 132. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5787(IS) |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
