Not currently on display at the V&A

Wrapped Garment

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

Complete wrapped garment, white cotton field, side borders of red silk and gold-wrapped thread, horizontal bands at both ends of orange and red silk and gold-wrapped thread.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, silk and gold-wrapped thread, woven
Brief description
Woman's wrapped garment, cotton with silk and gold borders, Bengaluru, Karnataka, ca. 1867.
Physical description
Complete wrapped garment, white cotton field, side borders of red silk and gold-wrapped thread, horizontal bands at both ends of orange and red silk and gold-wrapped thread.
Dimensions
  • Length: 297cm
  • Width: 145cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 5563: 'Woman's upper cloth / Kullabuth / Bangalore, Mysore / 1867 / Original nos. 183 / Muslin with silk & gold borders / Price Rs.30'.
Historical context
Intended for use as garment, clothing.
Other number
5563 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
6017(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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