Dhoti
ca. 1855 (made)
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Man's wrapped garment (dhoti), with part of one side removed, white cotton with side borders of orange silk and red cotton in a diaper pattern, end borders with horizontal bands of orange and red silk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton and silk, woven |
| Brief description | Man's wrapped garment (dhoti), white cotton with orange borders, Salem, Tamil Nadu, ca. 1855. |
| Physical description | Man's wrapped garment (dhoti), with part of one side removed, white cotton with side borders of orange silk and red cotton in a diaper pattern, end borders with horizontal bands of orange and red silk. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Man's garment/Madras/Book/No 276/44' (handwritten paper label pinned to object) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Originally part of a dhoti-angavastrum set. Swatches from the angavastrum appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, vol.II, No.44. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'INDIAN FABRICS. NO.44 / MAN'S GARMENT. / Cotton: silk in principal end and borders. / Two pieces wovan as usual in one length with a "fag" between to permit of their being readily seperated. The longer portion is worn around the body; the shorter one over the shoulders./ Length of longer portion 5 yards 9 inches; of shorter ditto 3 yards 9 inches; total length 8 yards 18 inches; width 1 yard 9 inches; weight 1lb. 8oz.; price 8s. / From SALEM, MADRAS. |
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| Accession number | 8518(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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