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Mosquito Curtain

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Gauhati (made)
Assam (made)

Mosquito curtain, made up, with red cotton loops for hanging. Loosely woven muga silk or silk and cotton, with black and ochre checks throughout.


Object details

Categories
Household Objects
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Mosquito curtain
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Muga Silk
Cotton (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Mosquito curtain, muga silk in yellow and black checks, Gauhati, Assam, ca. 1855.
Physical description
Mosquito curtain, made up, with red cotton loops for hanging. Loosely woven muga silk or silk and cotton, with black and ochre checks throughout.
Dimensions
  • Width: 127cm
not possible to measure length due to the way the object is made up
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'No 96/Gowhatty/A Black Curtain/made of moonga Silk/at [two illegible words] Taval [previous word unclear] Khoochecal/Kol/a Holodheah [previous word unclear]/bonomar athooah/Price 4 Rs 8 as a/Contributed by Govt./107' (Original 1855 Exhibition label attached to object)
  • Lefthand side: 'INDIA-BENGAL/No. 566/Division. 1 Group. 7 Class. 25/Name of article./A Silk Curtain (black+yellow)/Where produced./Gowhatty - Assam/Use. Bed Curtain' Righthand side: 'INDE-BENGALE/No. 566/Division. 1 Groupe. 7 Classe. 25/Nom de l'article./Rideau en Soie - noir+jaune/Ou produit. Gowhatty en Assam/Usage. pour lit 107' (Original 1855 Exhibition label attached to object)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum 3356: 'Musquito Curtain / Moonga Silk / Gowhatty Assam / 55 / Black & Yellow Check'.
Historical context
Intended for use as protection against mosquitos.
Subject depicted
Chequer-Work
Other number
3356 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
7505(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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