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Garment

ca. 1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Gauhati (made)

Woman's wrapped garment, unbleached eri silk, with a woven geometric design at one end in terracotta-coloured silk.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Womenswear
Textiles
Parasol Foundation Trust Indian Textiles Cataloguing Project
India Museum
Object type
Garment
Materials and techniques
Silk, woven
Eri Silk
Woven
Brief description
Textiles, woman's wrapped garment, silk, Gauhati, ca. 1855.
Physical description
Woman's wrapped garment, unbleached eri silk, with a woven geometric design at one end in terracotta-coloured silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 400cm (approx.)
  • Width: 81cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lefthand side: 'INDIA-BENGAL/No. 583/Division. 7 Group. 7 Classe. 25/Name of article./A Erriah cloth, ends adorned with red silk/Where produced. Gowhatty assam/Use. 107 article of clothing' Righthand side: 'INDE-BENGALE/No. 583/Division. 7 Groupe. 7 Classe. 25/Nom de l'article. Une piece soie Erriah/les bouts en rouge/Ou produit./Gowhatty - en assam/Usage' (printed and handwritten paper label, attached to object)
  • 'No 114/Gowhatty/An Erriah cloth/the ends of which are adorned with red thread/Phoolam Erriah/Johothecah/Price Rs 2/4/Captain Eod Rowlatt Coutes [preceding three words unclear]' (handwritten paper label, attached to object)
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a garment, clothing.
Other number
3372 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
5530(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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