Wrapped Garment
ca. 1867 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Pieces of a wrapped garment, white cotton field, side borders of red, white, green and yellow silk in chevron and floral designs, end borders with a horizontal band of gold-wrapped thread and narrow bands of red and green silk.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, silk and gold-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Fragments of a wrapped garment, white cotton with silk and gold borders, Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, ca. 1867. |
| Physical description | Pieces of a wrapped garment, white cotton field, side borders of red, white, green and yellow silk in chevron and floral designs, end borders with a horizontal band of gold-wrapped thread and narrow bands of red and green silk. |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 5677: 'Sheet wearing apparel / Chunderee Central India / 1867 / original nos. 16 / Price £5-14-6'. |
| Historical context | The complete object would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Other number | 5677 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8108(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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