Textile
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Fragment of silk, printed in imitation of tie-dyed silk kerchiefs used by parsis, dark blue with green spotted design, the hem dip-dyed in pink.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, printed |
| Brief description | Textile, fragment, silk, printed, Surat, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Fragment of silk, printed in imitation of tie-dyed silk kerchiefs used by parsis, dark blue with green spotted design, the hem dip-dyed in pink. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a kerchief, to cover the head and shoulders. |
| Bibliographic reference | Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303
p. 61, pl. 50 and 51 |
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| Accession number | 6661(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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