Letter Bag
late 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Letter bag of brocaded purple silk containing an inner bag of dark-blue cotton muslin, and containing a white card, paper envelope and letter, and a piece of paper. The card, envelope, letter and paper has writing in Persian.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk, cotton muslin, card and paper |
| Brief description | Letter bag of brocaded silk containing a muslin bag with a card, paper envelope and letter, and a piece of paper, Kishengarh, late 19th century |
| Physical description | Letter bag of brocaded purple silk containing an inner bag of dark-blue cotton muslin, and containing a white card, paper envelope and letter, and a piece of paper. The card, envelope, letter and paper has writing in Persian. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs G. M. Hendley |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.217:1 to 6-1992 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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