Not on display

Wrapped Garment

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

Complete wrapped garment, white cotton field with broad side borders of plain red silk with a green silk stripe and four narrow stripes with chevron design in white silk, the pallu has broad and narrow horizontal bands of red silk, the other end has 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 border, India, ca. 1872
Physical description
Complete wrapped garment, white cotton field with broad side borders of plain red silk with a green silk stripe and four narrow stripes with chevron design in white silk, the pallu has broad and narrow horizontal bands of red silk, the other end has narrow horizontal bands of red silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 800cm (approx.)
  • Width: 127.5cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry: 'Bordered Cloth of Cotton / deep silk borders / Numbers do. 5047 Cl 185 / Central Committee 1872 Exb'n SK'.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
13256 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
8347(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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