Pachisi board
Pachisi Board
c.1855-79 (made)
c.1855-79 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Pachisi or chaupar, a game like ludo. Red ground, embroidered with coloured floss silks (mainly in satin stitch) and couched silver-gilt thread, outlining the palying area, which is cruciform and divided into squares, Floral borders and corner devices
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pachisi board |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cloth with silk and silver gilt thread |
| Brief description | Pachisi board of red cool embroidered with floss silks and couched with silver-gilt wrapped thread, probably Sindh, Pakistan, c.1855-79 |
| Physical description | Pachisi or chaupar, a game like ludo. Red ground, embroidered with coloured floss silks (mainly in satin stitch) and couched silver-gilt thread, outlining the palying area, which is cruciform and divided into squares, Floral borders and corner devices |
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| Bibliographic reference | The Indian Heritage. Court life and Arts under Mughal Rule London: The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982 Number: ISBN 0 906969 26 3
p. 102, cat. 294, Veronica Murphy |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4537(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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