Scarf
ca. 1855 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragments of a wrapped garment, light blue silk brocaded with diagonal patterned bands of silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread. A patterned band of red silk at the end, borders of buta designs in silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, brocaded with silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Two fragments of a scarf (lungi), silk brocaded with silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Fragments of a wrapped garment, light blue silk brocaded with diagonal patterned bands of silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread. A patterned band of red silk at the end, borders of buta designs in silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread. |
| Object history | Transferred from India Museum 1879. Slip book entry 7838: 'Scarf Long / Loongee / Benares / 55 / Green Gauze diagonal stripes in gold and silver'. |
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| Other number | 7838 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0687(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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