Shawl
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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Shawl, cream muslin, brocaded with cream silk and gold-wrapped thread, a central floral medallion surrounded by diagonal floral bands in gold-wrapped thread and cream silk, quarter medallions in corners of the field and borders of a latticework design in gold-wrapped thread, itself bordered by a solid band of gold-wrapped thread in a zigzag design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven muslin, brocaded with silk and gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Textile, shawl, white silk, gold-wrapped and silk thread brocade, India, probably Varanasi, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Shawl, cream muslin, brocaded with cream silk and gold-wrapped thread, a central floral medallion surrounded by diagonal floral bands in gold-wrapped thread and cream silk, quarter medallions in corners of the field and borders of a latticework design in gold-wrapped thread, itself bordered by a solid band of gold-wrapped thread in a zigzag design. |
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| Object history | Acquired by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India in 1881 to 1882. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a garment, clothing. |
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| Accession number | IS.13-1880 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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