Wrapped Garment
ca. 1867 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Parts of a wrapped garment, probably a dhoti, with a white cotton field, a side border of red, green and white silk, with patterns in gold-wrapped thread, and an end border in horizontal bands of gold-wrapped thread and red and green silk.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, silk and gold-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Fragments of a wrapped garment, probably a dhoti, white cotton with silk and gold borders, Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, c. 1867 |
| Physical description | Parts of a wrapped garment, probably a dhoti, with a white cotton field, a side border of red, green and white silk, with patterns in gold-wrapped thread, and an end border in horizontal bands of gold-wrapped thread and red and green silk. |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 5675: 'Sheet wearing apparel / Chunderee, Central India / Price £6-19 / 1867 / Original nos. 17' |
| Historical context | The complete object would have been intended for use as a garment. |
| Other number | 5675 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5173(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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