Sari
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Woman's wrapped garment, green with a patterned white stripe.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton, woven |
| Brief description | Fragment of a woman's wrapped garment (sari), green striped cotton with orange and white borders, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Woman's wrapped garment, green with a patterned white stripe. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Swatches from the original sari were cut for John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, vol.V, no.179. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Associated object | ind.lost.237 (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, J. Forbes, and Great Britain. India Office. The Textile Manufactures of India. India Office, 1866.
'INDIAN FABRICS. / No.179 / WOMAN'S GARMENT. / Cotton: silk in principal end: stripes in body of piece run for about 4 3/4 yards and then cease. / Length 7 yards 27 inches; width 1 yard 2 inches; weight 1lb. 7 oz.; price 12s. / From CUDDALORE; bought in MADRAS. / |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7999(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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