Textile
ca. 1855-1879 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragment of dark blue silk, resist-dyed, printed with a lattice of yellow spots, the hem dip-dyed in pink. Printed in imitation of the tie-dyed silk kerchiefs used by parsis.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, resist-dyed, printed and dip-dyed |
| Brief description | Textile, fragment, printed silk, Surat, ca. 1855-1879 |
| Physical description | Fragment of dark blue silk, resist-dyed, printed with a lattice of yellow spots, the hem dip-dyed in pink. Printed in imitation of the tie-dyed silk kerchiefs used by parsis. |
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| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6676(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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