Not currently on display at the V&A

Sari

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

Complete sari, white cotton field, plain red silk borders with narrow white silk stripes, pallu at one end with broad and narrow red silk horizontal bands, other end border with narrow red silk bands.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton and silk, woven
Brief description
Woman's wrapped garment (sari), white cotton with red silk borders, Pune, Maharashtra, ca. 1867.
Physical description
Complete sari, white cotton field, plain red silk borders with narrow white silk stripes, pallu at one end with broad and narrow red silk horizontal bands, other end border with narrow red silk bands.
Dimensions
  • Length: 720cm (approx.)
  • Width: 122cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum slip book entry 039: 'Woman's Garment / Patal / Poona, Bombay / 1867 / Original nos. 171 / Price Rs. 14-8.'
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
6039 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
5180(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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