Textile
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragments of a length of white silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in an all-over design of small plant forms interspersed with round floral motifs at regular intervals. Red silk border.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 11 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, gold-wrapped thread brocade |
| Brief description | Fragments of silk brocaded with gold-wrapped thread, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Fragments of a length of white silk, brocaded with gold-wrapped thread in an all-over design of small plant forms interspersed with round floral motifs at regular intervals. Red silk border. |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 26] '0671. KINCOB. Length of, white and gold, with inscription. 8406'. Slip book entry 8406: 'Brocade White & Gold Surface / Khamkhab / Guldam[?] Jamdany / Benares / 55'. |
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| Other number | 8406 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0671(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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