Not currently on display at the V&A

Wrapped Garment

c.1872 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Complete wrapped garment, white cotton; plain red silk borders with narrow white silk vertical stripes; end borders with narrow horizontal bands of red silk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton and silk, woven
Brief description
Wrapped garment, white cotton with red silk borders, India, c.1872.
Physical description
Complete wrapped garment, white cotton; plain red silk borders with narrow white silk vertical stripes; end borders with narrow horizontal bands of red silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 440cm (approx.)
  • Width: 118.5cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum slip book entry 13255: 'Bordered Cloth Cotton & Silk in borders / Number 5024 Cl 162 / Central Committee / 1872 Exb'n SK'.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
13,255 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
8348(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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