Kamkhwab
c.1867 (made)
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Fragment of textile (silk or cotton), brocaded with regular rows of small rosettes in silver-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk or cotton, brocaded in silver-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Fragment of silk muslin, white with brocaded spots of silver-wrapped thread, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, c.1867 |
| Physical description | Fragment of textile (silk or cotton), brocaded with regular rows of small rosettes in silver-wrapped thread. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Potte/White/Silver/No. 5./Rs 105/Babos/Chunder/Bhan Salutt/Benares/3669' (Small handwritten paper label, attached to object. ) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 5624: 'sample of white muslin with silver spots / Benares Bengal / 1867 / Original nos.3669 / 1 yd in length / Price Rs.21.' |
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| Other number | 5624 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 9617(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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