Garment Piece
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Piece of silk, with transparent horizontal stripes in red and green with silver-wrapped thread running through them.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk and silver-wrapped thread, woven |
| Brief description | Textile, striped silk garment piece, Thanjavur, ca. 1855-1879. |
| Physical description | Piece of silk, with transparent horizontal stripes in red and green with silver-wrapped thread running through them. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ENG. NAME Woman's/Jacket/1 no/SYN/./TAMIL. Ravooky/PRODUCE OR MANUFACTURE. Tanjore/PRICE 14 Anas/WHERE PROCURABLE. Bazaar/R.4' (printed and handwritten circular paper label, attached to object) |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | 8626(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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