Wall Covering
ca. 1873 (made)
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Wall or floor covering, crudely block printed and painted on coarse cotton, made up of four strips sewn together at intervals. Compartmental design with floral and geometric motifs, inner border with floral meander, outer border with two side borders, with floral motifs and chevrons; two end borders with floral medallions. Complete piece.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block printed cotton |
| Brief description | Uygur wall covering, block printed cotton, acquired in Yarkand (today Shache in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region), China, ca. 1873 |
| Physical description | Wall or floor covering, crudely block printed and painted on coarse cotton, made up of four strips sewn together at intervals. Compartmental design with floral and geometric motifs, inner border with floral meander, outer border with two side borders, with floral motifs and chevrons; two end borders with floral medallions. Complete piece. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'YARKUND ETHNOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS./THE PROPERTY OF GOVERNMENT./COTTON MANUFACTURE./No. 178' (cardboard label, folded into object) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Part of an ethnological collection acquired by Sir Thomas Douglas Forsyth from Yarkand (Shache in Chinese) in 1873-4. |
| Historical context | Probably for use as a floor covering. |
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| Other number | 12,979 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 1980(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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