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Wrapped Garment

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

Complete wrapped garment for a man; light brown cotton with woven narrow stripes; side borders of red and green silk and gold-wrapped thread; two end borders of red silk and gold-wrapped thread in horizontal bands. A circular red stamp in the field featuring a lion and snake.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, silk and gold-wrapped thread, woven
Brief description
Wrapped garment, white cotton and with gold and silk borders, Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, ca. 1867
Physical description
Complete wrapped garment for a man; light brown cotton with woven narrow stripes; side borders of red and green silk and gold-wrapped thread; two end borders of red silk and gold-wrapped thread in horizontal bands. A circular red stamp in the field featuring a lion and snake.
Dimensions
  • Length: 462cm (approx.)
  • Width: 159cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 5674: 'Sheet wearing apparel / Chunderee, Central India / Price £3 / 1867 / Original nos. 15'
Historical context
Intended for use as a man's garment.
Subjects depicted
Other number
5674 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
5195(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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