Textile
ca. 1853 (made)
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Textile, unbleached cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed, block printed and painted, the colours are blue, red and gold. The centre and corners of the field have large medallions, consisting of rings of floral patterns, the rest of the field is covered in a meandering design of flowering plants and birds. The borders have floral buta of different sizes, and floral medallions. The designs are all outlined in gold.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton, block printed, mordant-dyed, resist-dyed and painted, with gold paint |
| Brief description | Textile, in two parts, floral design, block printed and painted, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed cotton with gold, Madras, ca. 1853 |
| Physical description | Textile, unbleached cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed, block printed and painted, the colours are blue, red and gold. The centre and corners of the field have large medallions, consisting of rings of floral patterns, the rest of the field is covered in a meandering design of flowering plants and birds. The borders have floral buta of different sizes, and floral medallions. The designs are all outlined in gold. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
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| Accession number | 5416(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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