Not currently on display at the V&A

Garment Part

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full-length section of a wrapped garment. Magenta silk warps and wefts with bands of yellow wefts at both ends. Plain field with side border with diaper pattern in white silk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Brief description
Textiles, section of a silk garment, Coimbatore, ca. 1867.
Physical description
Full-length section of a wrapped garment. Magenta silk warps and wefts with bands of yellow wefts at both ends. Plain field with side border with diaper pattern in white silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 280cm
  • Width: 121cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
The complete object would have been intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Subject depicted
Associated object
024C/(IS) (Object)
Other number
5538 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0191A/(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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